They didn’t speak as they trekked through the endless stretch of glittering frost.
The world around them was shrouded in silence…only the crunch of snow beneath their boots and the soft hum of the wind filled the space between them.
Axel halted suddenly, his boots sinking into the snow. Ivy took a few more steps before realizing he wasn’t beside her anymore. She turned, eyes narrowing as she watched him stare at the jagged wall of glacial ice ahead.
“There,” he said, voice low. “That's the vault... we are close now.”
His voice quivered! He didn’t move.
Ivy stepped closer. “Axel?”
He didn’t look at her. His shoulders were tense, like he was holding back a storm.
“You should know,” he began, his voice rough. “Before we step inside... this is where it ends. Where it ended.”
She frown
