The sky didn’t just split wider.
It noticed me.
That was the only way to describe it.
The fracture overhead paused like an eye adjusting focus, and the entire world felt suddenly… examined.
Kael stepped closer instantly.
Not in front of me this time.
Beside me.
That small shift changed everything in my chest.
The silver-eyed man’s voice was low.
“This is the point of no return.”
Malachai scoffed under his breath.
“We passed that like three disasters ago.”
But even he wasn’t joking properly anymore.
The air was too heavy for humor.
The voice from the fracture returned.
Not louder.
Closer.
“ORIGIN FRACTURE RESISTANCE DETECTED.”
My skin tingled.
Like something unseen had brushed against me.
Kael’s hand tightened around mine.
I didn’t look at him.
Not yet.
Because I was
