The chamber’s silence was suffocating, the air thick with unspoken questions. Elena stood still, her fingers brushing against the glowing key in her hand. She couldn’t shake the memory of the cryptic figure’s warning, nor could she ignore the feeling in her chest—a pull, a tether, something she couldn’t explain.
And then, like a soft breeze breaking the tension, his voice echoed in her mind.
Elena…
Kael.
She hadn’t seen him since their confrontation in the last chamber. His sudden appearance and the revelations he’d shared had shaken her to her core. He wasn’t just some enigmatic figure chasing the same secrets she was—he was her mate, bound to her in ways she was only beginning to understand.
“Elena.”
Her name wasn’t spoken aloud, but it reverberated through her, a whisper carried o
