Ember stood on the crumbling balcony of what was once her family’s mansion, the wind cold against her skin as she stared out over their ruined territory. The sight of it still made her angry, this place, once filled with life, was now nothing but decay. Bloodveil belonged to Thorne now.
And inside her… so did a piece of him.
Her hand drifted to her stomach, the weight of her secret pressing heavier than ever. But before she could spiral too deep into her thoughts, a voice tore through the silence.
“Ember!”
She turned sharply to Caden’s voice, the urgency in it sending her pulse spiking. It was coming from their parents room.
Her heart pounding, she rushed inside, her footfalls echoing through the abandoned halls until she reached the doorway. Caden was hunched over their mother’s stil
