Chapter 108: The Return of the Flame
The air was thick with tension, as though the very atmosphere was holding its breath. Luna’s heart raced in her chest, every beat echoing in her ears, louder than her thoughts. Her mother’s presence was overwhelming—like a force of nature, something so vast, so old, and so powerful that Luna felt like she was standing at the edge of a great chasm.
She tried to focus, to understand what was happening. Her mother, the woman who had died years ago, was standing right in front of her, her power raw and untamed, a living fire. Luna’s hands trembled as she took a step back, her gaze flickering from her mother to Cassian. The tension between them was palpable, an almost physical thing that hummed in the air.
Cassian’s sneer deepened as he regarded Luna’s m
