Kaida inclined her head a fraction, chains rattling with the movement. “Ah, yes. Your determined, stubborn mate. Will he
you when he discovers the actual depth of what you given up? Or has he already started to doubt?”
Leroseed my arms, disguising the sting of her words with at
almness I wasn’t quite feeling. “Your attempts to sow doubt in me won’t work.”
She smirked, her head tilting slightly. “I don’t need to sow, Lama. The seeds are already there. I’m just watering them. Tell me, when was thest time Dane actually looked at you as his equal and not someone holding him back?”
“Enough.” My voice came out sharper than intended, and I saw the flicker of satisfaction in her eyes. “You don’t know anything about him or us.”
Kaida’sughter was soft, almost pitiful. “You’re right, I don’t know him like you do. But I’ve seen his type. Proud. Reckless. And desperate. Desperate wolves do dangerous things, Luna. You might want to think about that.”
My fists clenched at my sides, and I took a deliberate step closer. “You’re good with words, Kaida. I’ll give you that. But words won’t save you from the position you’re in.”
She raised a brow, her confidence never wavering. “Perhaps not. But they’ve made you pause, haven’t they?”
I hated the truth in her observation, forcing myself to back off.
“Enjoy your cell while itsts,” I said icily.
She got in one parting blow. “Tick tock, Luna. It isn’t just Dane that the clock’s ticking for.”
I felt those words haunt me outside her cell as I walked out of the confinement box. Trajan waited outside, his face tense with
concern.
“What happened there?” he asked, worrycing his tone.
“She’s trying to y mind games,” I said, pushing past him. “But she doesn’t know me.”
“Are you so sure?” he asked again.
I looked at him. “I have no room for doubt, Trajan. We don’t have time.”
Yet, as I turned and began walking, Kaida’s words had taken root, causing a stir and refusing to be uprooted inside me. Tick tock.