Chapter 42
Kael POV
The storm hadn’t eased since we returned to the den.
Outside, the wind howled through the jagged cliffs like a living beast, carrying the scent of rain and scorched earth. Lightning split the sky above the cave’s mouth, throwing shards of silver light against the stone walls. My wolves moved like shadows, restless and uneasy, low growls rumbling in their throats. The goddess’s presence still lingered here, clinging to the air like smoke from an unholy fire.
I sat with my back against the cave wall, a blade in my hands, sharpening steel that didn’t truly need sharpening. The rasp of metal against whetstone was a rhythm, a distraction, keeping my hands busy while my mind spun with strategies that all felt too small against the weight of a goddess.
Ardyn lay curled i
