Kai’s POVSelena didn’t answer, she moved her head a bit looking at me and Kian like she was sizing us up figuring out if we were worth whatever she had already decided.“For now,” she said finally, her voice calm but with a bit of an edge, "we watch.”Kian blinked once then leaned like he hadn’t heard her right. "We… watch?" he repeated, dragging out the words like they tasted bad.Selena nodded once firm. "Yes," she kept going, folding her arms loosely while her shoulders stayed back, "we observe and see what’s going on, while we get information. While you both do what you do best…" she paused, her eyes getting a bit narrower “…get ready to train me.”The word landed harder than it should have. For a second I just stared at her trying to understand the girl who had needed us and the one now giving orders like she had always been in charge.Kian broke the silence first.A laugh came out of him low at first then getting louder and sharper, it cut through the tension like a knife. "Get
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