"Where is Nemesis?"
The moment Haelyn stepped through the portal, all eyes snapped to her.
She barely had time to breathe before the questions started.
"Where is she?" Artemis demanded, stepping forward, his twin Archer right beside him.
Rowena's eyes scanned Haelyn from head to toe, looking for any sign of injury. "Did she escape?"
Even the Omnisciense wolves stood rigid, their powerful presence only adding to the weight in the air. The Wolf King himself stood tall at the center, his golden eyes unreadable.
Haelyn exhaled sharply. "She retreated."
A murmur rippled through the gathered warriors, disbelief and tension thick in the air. Nemesis never retreated. She was the one who hunted, the one who conquered. The idea of her running was unheard of.
Cerius narrowed his gaze, stepping closer. "And why would she do that?" His voice was calm but laced with something sharp...something knowing.
