Chapter 18 – What Comes Next
Malikye’s POV
The temple didn’t open immediately.
Which, considering everything we had just gone through, felt deeply on brand.
We stood in the vast chamber for several long seconds after Damon’s projection vanished, the silver light softening around us, the tension easing just enough to let my body realize how tired it actually was.
I rolled my shoulders, wincing slightly.
“Well,” I said, glancing around, “if that was the final test, I’d like to formally request a nap.”
Lyra snorted softly.
“You’re not getting a nap,” Lyra said.
“That feels unfair,” I replied.
Kael didn’t look amused.
“We’re not safe yet,” Kael said, his eyes already scanning the room again like he expected something to go wrong at any second.
“Do we ever reach a point where we *ar
