KIARA'S POV
Sleep came unwillingly.
My body lay beside Kael, but my mind refused to rest. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Olivia bound in chains, Seraphine's cold smile, and the silver bowl that would steal away her magic by sunrise.
Kael hadn't said much after reading Seraphine's message.
He had only held our sons for a long time before placing them gently in their cribs.
Then he stood at the nursery window for hours, staring into the darkness.
I knew exactly what he was thinking.
If he surrendered Rowan and Ryder...He would lose his sons.
If he refused...He might lose his mother.
There was no choice a son should ever have to make.
Eventually, exhaustion claimed me.The darkness around me disappeared.
When I opened my eyes again, I wasn't in our bedroom.I was standing in a fi
