The air changed before they saw him.
Everything felt different about that place now.
Nyx felt something settle into her chest like something tightening.
The path narrowed again, forcing them closer together. The walls curved inward, darker here, smoother—as if this part of the threshold had been shaped with purpose.
The stranger slowed.
For the first time since they had begun following him.
Nyx noticed immediately.
So did Ronan.
Kael shifted slightly closer.
The vampires said nothing.
The stranger stopped.
Like he had always known this was where he would.
“He’s here,” he said.
No gesture.
No explanation.
Just that.
Nyx didn’t wait.
She moved past him.
The space opened into a shallow chamber, carved into the black stone with unnatural precision. The ground dipped slightly
