Chapter Ninety- one Thalina A woman. That was all I was to Talon now. Vaelora gasped quietly, exchanging a quick glance with Kaedros. She stepped closer, concern lacing her voice. “Is… everything all right between you two?” Before I could form an answer, before I could even breathe a word, his voice came again, sharper, colder. “Now.” My heart twisted painfully. I nodded quickly, lowering my gaze, and hurried after him. My footsteps echoed behind his — too fast, too desperate — like a shadow afraid to be left behind. He didn’t look back. He didn’t spare me a glance, he just walked, his stride fast and heavy. And I realized then that this was my punishment . It was not death, not exile, not chains. But silence. And the slow, merciless death of being unseen by the man who once swore I was his moon and his madness. He didn’t say a word as we walked through the long, echoing corridor — only the sound of his boots against marble and my quieter steps trailing behind
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