CHAPTER 67— THE TRIAL OF ECHOES
Third-POV
The monastery had grown unnaturally quiet after the Devourer’s brief appearance. Even the storm beyond the Dead Zone seemed to hold its breath. Gabriella stood at the center of the shattered hall, silver light humming faintly from her fingertips. Her mark throbbed, warning her that something deeper was stirring, something that Ava’s presence whispered about with urgency.
Before she could move, the air shifted. A low resonance filled the chamber, vibrating through stone, bone, and blood alike. The Alphas stiffened, instinctively raising their weapons, eyes scanning the shadows for the telltale signs of danger.
Gabriella’s chest tightened as a strange pressure gripped her. Her vision blurred. Light twisted, walls rippled, and the floor beneath
