The scent slowly filled the room just as Caleb returned, his hair still damp from washing.
He sat at the long wooden table and began eating.
He had barely taken a few bites when his head lifted slightly, his gaze turning distant.
Aria knew the look immediately.
Someone was mindlinking him.
Caleb listened silently for a moment before his expression hardened.
“Alright,” he said aloud to the unseen voice in his mind. “I’m coming.”
Aria raised a questioning eyebrow as he stood.
“Clara called through the mindlink,” Caleb said quickly as he grabbed his cloak from the chair. “She’s upset. I could hear her crying.”
His jaw tightened.
“I should go see what happened.”
Aria nodded slowly, though an uneasy feeling stirred deep inside her chest.
Caleb leaned forward and pressed a kiss to her forehead before striding out of the packhouse.
The door had barely closed when Aria groaned and smacked her forehead lightly.
Marcus.
She had completely forgotten she was supposed to meet her brother tonight.
She grabbed her cloak quickly, but before she could leave, a voice suddenly echoed in her mind.
Aria, come here right now.
It was Sophia.
Aria frowned.