CHAPTER 20 : BONDS OF DESTINY AND THE VOLCANO’S BREATH
PART I: THE EMBRACE OF ASHES – MIA
The silence that followed the boat’s disappearance into the sulfurous fog was heavier than the din of battle. Upon the tall grass bordering the basalt beach, Mia collapsed, her legs refusing to bear the weight of her agony. She could still feel the bite of the silver shackles, but it was nothing compared to the gaping tear in her chest.
— “Bea!” She screamed, her voice shattering against the gray wall of mist.
She tried to rush toward the waves, but an irresistible force held her back. Zephyrin, Kian’s colossal silver-tinged wolf, had stepped between them, his jaws closing with protective gentleness on the hem of her tunic to prevent her from committing the irreparable. Mia struggled with the stre
