C7 7

Kael's POV.

The castle halls were quiet as I paced outside Aria's room, my fists clenching and unclenching at my sides. I could still hear her voice from earlier, trembling with anger and betrayal: *"Is this true? Were you with her?"*

How could I blame her for storming off? Mara had poisoned the well, twisting the truth to suit her own desperate agenda