Chapter 70
- ARIA
- The smell of blood reached me before I ever saw him. It was thick and sharp, mixed with sweat and that dark, familiar musk that only belonged to Kael. It clung to the air behind me. I slowed my steps, then stopped altogether. There was no need to turn around. He would catch up. He always did.
- “I sent Corvin to escort you,” Kael said once he reached me. There was a frown in his voice. “Why are you walking alone?”