~~ANIKA VALERION~~

~~THE ECLIPSE PACK~~

Conor adjusted his jacket lapels, his eyes lingering on me for a heavy second. "Loud and clear. But remember, brother... some things are too wild to be kept in a cage.”

I sat on the edge of my chair, my hands knotted in my lap beneath the mahogany table. Xander hadn’t uttered a syllable since the altercation with his brother.

The tension from their standoff hung in the air, leaving me to wonder if the brothers were always at each other's throats.

I watched him push his food around with reluctance, as if eating were just a chore he despised.

I glanced at my plate....