CHAPTER 29: THE WATCHER IN THE VOID
The world did not fall into chaos after the encounter, it continued, almost stubbornly, as though nothing had changed. The city breathed, the people lived, and the balance Rowan had created still held everything in place with quiet precision. But beneath that calm surface, something had shifted in a way that could not be undone. It was not a crack. Not yet. It was awareness. Something beyond their understanding had seen their world, recognized what had been created, and chosen not to destroy it… but to observe it. And that choice, more than anything else, unsettled Kevin. Because enemies could be fought. But something that watched, waited, and learned? That was something else entirely.
Kevin had not slept. Even in his human form, his instincts refused
