Chapter 40: Bound by Shadows
Aria’s POV
The forest was quieter than usual, a heavy silence hanging in the air like an unspoken warning. The early morning light trickled through the canopy, casting fractured beams onto the mossy ground. I stood at the edge of the training field, my thoughts spiraling out of control.
The diary, the visions, and now the whispers of something darker—everything felt connected, but the pieces refused to fall into place. Veyron’s name was a thread woven through it all, but I didn’t know how to unravel it without pulling the entire tapestry apart.
I clenched my fists. If there was one thing I knew, it was that I couldn’t trust anyone else to do this for me.
“Still brooding?” Selena’s voice cut through my thoughts, light and teasing, but I caught the undercurr
