Chapter 41: The Betrayal That Started It All
Nate’s POV
I knew we shouldn’t have gone into that room.
Hell, we shouldn’t have even been in the secret corridor.
The second that whisper followed us out—please don’t leave me—I knew we had stepped too deep into something we weren’t meant to find.
But it was too late for second thoughts.
Emma was already caught in Everdawn’s web.
And so was I.
We walked back up the hidden staircase in silence, our footsteps the only sound echoing through the cold, narrow passage. The air was heavy, pressing in around us like a weight we couldn’t shake.
Callum led the way, his face unreadable, but I could see the tension in his shoulders. He knew more than he was saying—he always did.
Emma walked beside me, gripping the child’s letter so tightly her kn
