Chapter 013
Emilia's POV
Secrets seemed weighty in the cavern's air. Every stride I made seemed hollow and far-off, as though the walls themselves were watching. Nikolas stood right behind me, his presence a continual anchor keeping me from flying. As we descended into the centre of the Rogue Council's territory, he said nothing at all. This chapter is a sanctum of lost souls, individuals who had defied the world that once knew them and those who had fallen out of favour with their own kind not simply another secret meeting spot. The silence felt stifling, as though the past itself were alive and demanding rights all around us.
"Stay close," Nikolas said, his voice low but firm, nearly a warning. I nodded even though I didn't need any more of those; his words were soaking in. The Rogue
