ARIA POV
I hit the floor hard as Jaxon lunged at Kael, knocking us all back into the cabin. My head smacked against the wooden planks, and for a second, I couldn't breathe.
"You traitor!" Jaxon roared, his hands around Kael's neck. "You took her without telling us!"
Kael kicked Jaxon off, sending him crashing into the small table. "I was protecting her! Where's Lucien?"
The red-eyed dogs I'd seen outside didn't follow us in. They were just... gone. Had I imagined them?
"What?" I choked out. "But your eyes—they were black—"
Jaxon looked at me, confused. His eyes were normal now—amber and angry, but definitely his. "What are you talking about?"
"You don't remember?" I asked. "You said you'd picked 'the winning side.' There were wolves with red eyes behind you."
The brothers shared a worried look.
"I never said that," Jaxon maintained. "I've been tracking you two since you left. Lucien is safe—he got away during the fight and told me you'd headed east."
