The room was dark, the only illumination coming from the faint glow of the binding charm in Ethan’s hand. The emerald pendant shimmered like it held a secret of its own, its light spilling across the walls and casting long, jagged shadows that danced with every flicker.
Ethan sat on the edge of his bed, his elbows resting on his knees, his head bowed as he stared at the necklace. His pulse was loud in his ears, a relentless thud that refused to be drowned out by the suffocating silence.
"This will solve our problem." Amelia’s words played on a loop in his mind.
She had spoken with such confidence, such cold certainty, and for a moment, he had believed her. He always believed her—or at least, he always told himself he did. Amelia was fire and ice, both a force to be reckoned with and a d
