"Oh? Did I not mention it?" Caelen's voice was smooth, too smooth—an edge of amusement undercut by something that made shivers run straight down Eli's spine.
'Don't tell me…' Eli instinctively took a few steps back, putting the smallest possible distance between himself and Caelen.
"Only Elione and I will be doing this A-Class gate."
The words landed like a thunderclap.
The crowd gasped as one, the murmur swelling into a frenzy. Flashbulbs popped like miniature explosions, the reporters' voices colliding in a storm of overlapping demands.
"Just you and Elione?!"
"Caelen, why are you not taking your team with you?!"
"Elione, you seem surprised! Were you not aware of this?"
"Caelen, why is it just you and Elione? Do you really think this is safe?!"
Eli's mouth went dry. He also wanted to ask if this was safe—if they were seriously doing this.
This was going to be his first ever dungeon raid, and now he was going in alone with Caelen?
