Draven’s POV
No one spoke after Lyssara’s words.
Because there was a difference between possession and completion.
And every person in the room understood it instantly.
Rhydan’s arm tightened around Aurenya protectively. “Explain. Now.”
Draven didn’t answer immediately.
His eyes stayed on the creature.
On the thing that had once been dismissed as a monster.
A mistake.
An entity.
But now—
the truth was becoming harder to deny.
Kaelor stepped closer slowly. “Draven.”
Draven exhaled once.
Then finally spoke.
“The split wasn’t meant to happen.”
Aurenya looked up weakly. “What split?”
His gaze shifted to her.
And for the first time since this began—
there was hesitation in his expression.
Not uncertainty.
Regret.
“You were born during a fracture event,” he said quietly. “A
