Chapter 10: The Gathering Storm
The estate was eerily quiet as Aisling paced the length of her room, her thoughts spinning like a whirlwind. The weight of everything she had learned and the choices she had to make pressed down on her, suffocating her with doubt. The words of the Seer, the warnings from Caden and Draven, the threat posed by Lucien—all of it swirled together, creating a maelstrom of fear and uncertainty. She could feel the storm brewing, both outside and within herself, and she knew that soon, everything would come to a head.
The flicker of lightning outside her window briefly illuminated the darkened sky, followed by the distant rumble of thunder. The tension in the air was palpable, as if the world itself was holding its breath, waiting for the inevitable clash between t
