The moment it happened, it felt like all the blood rushed to my head and vanished at the same time. My fingers went cold. My chest tightened.
Had I been discovered?
I had been so careful. Every step. Every breath. Yet my instincts screamed danger, sharp and sudden, like a warning growl deep in my bones.
My mind raced. They wouldn't dare touch me here, not inside the Hudson territory with so many eyes around. But they might have figured out who I really was. And if that happened, escaping later would be impossible.
I was still frozen in fear when a figure stepped forward.
Julain.
He walked out of the shadows, his expression icy and unreadable. His presence shifted the air around us, quiet but commanding.
"It's me," he said flatly. "What are you two doing here?"
