Aurenya’s POV
The light disappeared as quickly as it came.
One second it burned beneath my skin.
The next—
Nothing.
Darkness swallowed the cabin again.
But the silence that followed felt worse.
Heavier.
Everyone was staring at me.
Rhydan.
Kaelor.
Draven.
Even the Shadow Wolves had stopped moving.
Like they had seen something they didn’t expect.
My breathing came hard and uneven.
Pain still lingered beneath my ribs, dull now, but present.
Like something had shifted inside me and refused to settle back into place.
The floor beneath my knees was cracked.
Splintered outward.
I stared at it.
I hadn’t touched it.
Had I?
“Aurenya.”
Draven’s voice cut through the ringing in my ears.
Low.
Controlled.
Too controlled.
I looked up slowly.
His eyes were fixed on my arms.
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