Chapter 16: The Bond
The weight of everything she's just learned settles in Ella's chest like a stone dropping into still water, sending ripples of shock and confusion through every fiber of her being. She sinks deeper into the leather chair, her mind struggling to process the magnitude of what's been revealed. Her biological parents—powerful tribrid warriors who died protecting her during a supernatural war. Her adoptive parents—loving humans who stumbled into a world beyond their understanding and chose to raise a child they knew was destined for something far beyond their realm.
The room feels too small suddenly, the ancient walls pressing closer as the implications spiral through her thoughts. She presses her palms against her temples, trying to ease the pressure building behind her
