~Lyra~
I glanced at Kai’s arm, then turned to the nearest guard. “Bring the medical kit from the car. Bandage Prince Kai’s wound.”
Rumble. Thunder rolled low and heavy through the mountains. I frowned. “Looks like rain.”
The words had barely left my lips before the first fat drops began to fall.
Kai looked up. “It’s going to pour. We need shelter.”
Rylan was nowhere to be found. With no better option, we headed toward the abandoned storefront nearby. No sooner had we stepped inside than the storm let loose—rain slammed the roof, wind shrieking through the cracks, thunder booming over the Jade Beach like a war drum.
I stood under the overhang, staring out at the sea, the waves trembling beneath the bruised sky, the whole world teetering on the edge of something dark and endless.
“Thi
