Semua Bab Alpha Draven's Regret: The Return of His Rejected Mate: Bab 61 - Bab 63

Nyra's POVThe thought sent another chill through me. If there were going to be more eclipses, more tears in the fabric of reality itself, we needed to know where and when. We needed to be ready.Taking care to handle the scroll like the valuable and hazardous artifact it was, he reached for his satchel and gently put it inside. The other ones must be decoded before we can present this to Lydia and Nora. They might be able to compare it to the archives of maps.Reluctant to leave, my fingertips lingered on the edge of another scroll as I nodded slowly. Throughout these old writings, there were still a lot of unanswered questions and jigsaw pieces. How could we be certain that we had located what we required? What if we overlooked something important?Draven didn't move to box up the remainder of our finds either, so he must have sensed my uncertainty. Rather, he gazed at me with that silent tolerance I was still coming to terms with. It stood in stark contrast to the pressing need to

Nyra's POVWorking silently with someone you used to despise has a peculiar quality. Not the acrid stillness that smolders with hatred, burdened by whispered charges and the weight of past injuries. Not the type where every breath tastes of metal and sorrow, when the air feels dangerously thin. This was not like the others.This quiet was... cozy, steady. Like the cadence of two wolves strolling side by side over brand-new snow, their paws dropping in unison. Not talking since there was no need for words. But with the kind of trust that only comes after sharing the worst together, heading in the same direction, toward the same far-off horizon.With my fingers inked from duplicating maps and transcribing bits of old runes we had discovered hidden in the deepest recesses of the vault, I sat at the long oak table in the strategy room. Across parchments spread like fallen leaves, moving patterns were created by the afternoon light that filtered through lofty windows. At the far end of