A few years later, in the middle of the night . . .
Xandra gasped as she woke up, her surroundings still shrouded in darkness. What is it? She asked in her head. She sniffed as she caught a faint scent in the air. It was faint but something she immediately recognized. Her mate! He’s here!
She grinned as she hurried from her bed and went to her older sister’s room.
“Kaia!” She shouted with much excitement.
The older woman bolted from her bed and even managed to take out the knife she kept strapped on her thigh. Her expression was one of confusion, even so, she was ready to fight. “What?”
“Do you still sleep with that thing? You’re inside the palace.”
Kaia frowned, looked outside the window, and stepped off the bed. “What did you yell for?! The sun’s not even out yet!”
Xandra j
