Chapter 82: The Mark Left Behind
The silence inside the temple felt unnatural. The air was lighter, the suffocating weight of the Forgotten One’s presence finally lifted, but something was still wrong. I could feel it deep inside me, beneath my skin, curling in my bones. It was subtle, but it was there.
Caius stood a few feet away, watching me with sharp, unreadable silver eyes. “You’re still connected to it,” he said, his voice quiet but unwavering.
The words sent a thought down into my mind
Ethan stiffened beside me, his grip on my waist tightening. “No,” he said, as if sheer denial could change reality. “We stopped it. She forced it back. The seal is closed.”
Michael exhaled, dragging a hand through his hair, exhaustion evident in his stance. “The seal is closed,” he admit
