Chapter 28 · The Eclipse Wants Two

"You can't go in there." Noah slammed his hand against the iron door before I could touch it.

"Get out of my way."

"Lena, listen to me—"

"He's dying."

"He's shifting." Noah's face was white. "There's a difference. If you walk in there right now, he'll tear you apart before he even knows it's you."

I shoved past him anyway. The lock was already broken. Kael had done that from the inside.

The chamber stank like blood and wet stone. They'd dragged him down here after the trial, chained him to the wall like some kind of criminal. I could see the iron cuffs biting into his wrists. His shirt was shredded. His breathing came in short, ragged bursts.

He didn't look up when I walked in.

"Kael."

Nothing.

"Kael, I'm not leaving."

His head snapped up. His eyes weren't his anymore. Gold bled through the gray, hot and feral.