Elara
"Elara!"
Solena comes to hug me, and I hug her back. I smile at my brother, Khai, and hug him. He looks relieved to see me and hugs me tighter.
"Elara, we were worried," he says. I inhale his scent, feeling better in his arms. Khai and I are close in age, and we grew up being close despite having different personalities.
"I'm sorry," I say,
"I was relieved when Zuriel found you," he breathed. I look at Solena,
"They are looking at me strangely. What's going on?" I look between them. Khai scowls and Solena smiles tightly. It's creepy. She only does this when she's trying to conceal information, which is difficult because she's terrible at keeping secrets.
"Sol, you're doing that thing with your lips and teeth again," I point. She stops and pulls a stoic fac
