The silence Connor left behind after his departure was heavier than any words.
I stood in the clearing, feeling the cool breeze against my skin, but my body refused to relax. What had just happened… what Connor had told me… changed everything.
Morgana.
She had never been my friend. I had always known that. But hearing from my own brother’s lips that Lucian trusted her blindly, that he didn’t even question her lies, filled me with a fury that had nowhere to go.
I closed my eyes for a second, trying to organize my thoughts.
But I had no chance.
I felt Kael’s presence before I saw him.
He made no sound as he approached, yet his energy wrapped around me instantly—tense, charged with something I couldn’t define. When I opened my eyes, I found him standing in front of me, arms crossed, hi
