KORVUS'S POV
The forest was eerily silent, save for the rustling leaves swaying with the night breeze. The moon cast its pale glow on the clearing where Caleb and I stood, two beings from different worlds—yet bound by an unspoken history.
Our gazes locked, searching, challenging, waiting. The air between us was thick with tension, a silent battle of wills playing out beneath the shadows of the towering trees. Neither of us spoke, though I knew we both had countless questions clawing at our minds. But I wasn’t going to be the first to break the silence.
Caleb, however, was never one for patience.
His fingers twitched slightly, his stance rigid, but what caught my attention most was the rapid beat of his heart. I could hear it, racing against his calm exterior, betraying the storm raging
