• JASON •The journey back to the palace was the quietest I could remember. Not because there was nothing to say. Because there was too much.The forest, which had always felt like home, suddenly felt unfamiliar. Every rustle of leaves made Weather lift his head. Every broken branch made my hand instinctively reach for the sword hanging at my side.Beside me, Caleb walked silently.Nelson stayed on his other side, never allowing more than a few inches of space between them.It wasn’t planned.Neither of us had discussed it.We simply did it.Our omega had just encountered the Vampire King alone.That alone was enough reason to become paranoid. For nearly twenty minutes, nobody spoke.The only sounds were our footsteps crushing dried leaves beneath our boots and the distant calls of birds settling for the evening.Eventually, I couldn’t take the silence anymore.“How are you feeling?”Caleb looked at me.“I’m okay.”“Liar,” Weather muttered inside my head.“I know.”Caleb rubbed the ba
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