Caden's POV

The entire room went silent after Gunnar asked about Riley.

Nobody answered him immediately because honestly, none of us knew what to say. The fact that he even remembered Riley at all already destroyed everything Carian claimed her spell would do.

Carian looked the worst out of all of us.

Her face had completely lost color and she kept staring at Gunnar like she was waiting for him to suddenly change his words and say he was joking. 

But Gunnar wasn't joking. He looked completely serious and fully aware of what he was saying.

Gunnar pushed the blanket away from his body and slowly stood up from the...