Chapter 47 Aria

• "It was the least I could do for you, Aria," Caelum responds, his deep, firm voice reverberating through my entire body. "Besides, I’m still investigating the rebel attacks, and the murder of your former boss at that time might have been connected to the Wolfspawn Renegades," Caelum explains.
• My eyebrows lift, a mixture of surprise and discomfort washing over me, and I feel a slight tremor in my hands as I hear this. Am I still being investigated? For a moment, silence stretches between us, laden with a tension I hadn’t expected to feel. Caelum seems to pick up on my confusion, my unease, and steps forward to clarify, his emerald eyes locked onto mine as if he’s determined to dissolve my doubts immediately.
• "You are no longer the prime suspect in the murder," he says, his voice taking on a reassuring tone that somehow only makes me more tense. "Rest easy. After your abduction and the death of his wife, our investigation pointed to others being involved."