Chapter 64:
THE NAME THAT SHOULDN'T EXIST
The moment the name left my lips, something inside me shifted.
Like a forgotten thread being pulled loose, unraveling memories that had been buried for centuries.
Caius.
The name sounded foreign yet familiar, like it had always been waiting at the edge of my mind, just out of reach.
Ethan went rigid beside me, his grip on my waist tightening. “Who?”
I swallowed hard. “Caius.” The name felt dangerous in my mouth. “I don’t know how I know it. But I do.”
Ethan’s jaw clenched. “And you think he’s the one?”
I nodded slowly. “He has to be.”
A tense silence stretched between us before Ethan exhaled sharply, dragging a hand through his hair. “Then we find him.”
I blinked at him. “Just like that?”
His eyes were dark, dete
