The words had barely settled in the air when Pam stepped forward again, her eyes locked onto them, her resolve sharpening into something far more dangerous than simple anger.
"If words aren't enough," she continued, her voice steady despite everything that had just happened, "then we'll settle this another way."
Her gaze flicked toward Cain for the briefest moment before returning to the three sisters.
"Let's see who can actually make him fall in love."
The challenge landed hard, carrying a weight that went far beyond pride, beyond rivalry, beyond anything simple.
"Through melody."
That single word lingered, hanging in the space between them like something sacred and dangerous at the same time.
For a second, no one spoke.
Cain blinked.
Once.
Twice.
And then his mind caught up.
"…Wait."
He finally said, his voice cutting in quickly, almost urgently, his brows pulling together as he looked between them.
"Wait, aren't we being summoned?"
