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Chapter 15: The First Move

Author: Tavielle Blackthorne
last update publish date: 2026-04-11 04:18:27

The silence after Adrian’s words lingered.

Heavy.

Unsettling.

Lina stood frozen.

Her mind trying—and failing—to process what she had just heard.

“He’ll take you instead.”

The words echoed again.

And again.

“That’s not possible,” she said finally.

Her voice sounded distant.

Even to herself.

Adrian didn’t respond.

And that—

That scared her more.

“Adrian,” she said, sharper this time. “Say something.”

His gaze met hers.

Steady.

Serious.

“It’s very possible.”

Her chest tightened.

“Then do something
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