Chapter 17 The Betas Test

• Elise felt like vanishing when Kaide held back her hand as she tried to enter her room—so much for dealing with it alone.
• “What’s wrong? What happened?” Kaide asked Elise, his jaws squared in, filled with worry and alertness as he caressed Elise's face.
• But Elise shook her head. “Nothing, nothing at all,” she said. “You don’t need to worry about it, please,” she said, and Kaide knew she was asking him to let it go.