Chapter 20 – The Prophecy of Blood and Moonlight
The night stretched long after training, though Elena doubted she could sleep even if she tried. Her body ached in ways she hadn’t thought possible—her bones felt splintered, her muscles screamed—but it was the exhaustion inside her mind that weighed the heaviest.
Every time she closed her eyes, she saw Damien’s silver gaze. Not just cold anymore, not just ruthless—there had been something else, something buried, watching her when she’d shifted for the first time.
Something that felt like recognition.
Wrapped in Ethan’s cloak, she sat by the fire in her chamber, staring into the flames. He paced like a caged animal, his golden eyes stormy with fury.
“That wasn’t training,” he said sharply. “That was torture.”
She looked up at him weari
