Chapter 38 ~ Where’s Kayla

{Isla’s POV}

The Ball was in full swing. My Dad had officially opened the event 20 minutes ago and everyone was having a good time already.

By having a good time, I mean waiting for the Full Moon to surface because when that happens, the mating happens. But until then, everyone busied themselves with greeting old friends, dancing, and feasting.

I didn’t have much to do as I was just seated, staring at those who had something to do. But my brain was the contrast of me. It had a lot to do and one of them was to keep ruminating on Cayden’s words.

Before the birth of the Full moon, I’ll be in the darkness.

I felt the need to understand what he meant or what he was trying to say.

Maybe it meant that he was nothing before “us”?

No. That can’t be it. He was obviously a big deal before I met him and is still a big deal.

—if not a bigger deal. I learned from Andrea the other day that Cayden was made Top General.

Yes, it made me mad.

And I had confronted my Dad about it and he said Ca