The moment I stepped into the space Ronan had been standing in, I realized something immediately.
He was gone.
Not far.
Not hidden.
Just… not there.
My eyes narrowed slightly as I turned, my senses stretching outward, searching, reaching for anything that would tell me where he had gone.
Nothing.
No movement.
No sound.
No shift in the air.
Just silence.
Thick.
Intentional.
I exhaled slowly. “You don’t get to disappear now,” I said, my voice steady despite the irritation rising in my chest.
No response.
Of course.
A faint sound behind me made me turn sharply—but it wasn’t Ronan.
Two Nightbane guards stood at a distance, watching.
Not approaching.
Not attacking.
Just… there.
Waiting.
Like I was expected to do something.
My jaw tightened. “Where is he?”
They didn’t ans
