جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 54

SeleneThe moon was unusually low tonight, like it was hiding from the chaos brewing in our world. I stood by the training grounds, arms crossed, watching my warriors move in silent formation across the field. The dirt beneath their boots stirred like restless spirits, but I stayed still, steady. I had to be.Killian’s presence at my side was grounding. I could feel his gaze on me every few seconds, like he was checking to make sure I hadn’t shattered again. I hadn’t. Not yet.“Your stance is off,” I called out, sharp but not cruel. Milo flinched slightly, adjusted his form, and nodded without looking up. They were getting better—stronger. But still not strong enough.Not for what was coming.We’d just barely started rebuilding when the Council’s shadow fell over us again. They hadn’t attacked since the ambush that almost took my mother’s life, but their silence was louder than war drums. It was the kind of quiet that warned of something worse.“I had a scout return from Ironclaw terr

SeleneThere’s a weird shift that happens after someone walks in and kicks your entire warrior lineup to the floor in under five minutes.People get quiet. They start whispering more. Watching more. You can feel the group instinct flicker — half admiration, half paranoia.That’s what the compound felt like for the rest of the day. Tense. Charged. Like someone had stirred the air with a dagger and left it hanging mid-swing.I spent the afternoon half-listening to progress reports while my brain kept cycling back to Ryn. Her sharp movements. Her deadpan voice. The way she didn’t explain anything unless you forced her to.She wasn’t just good. She was terrifyingly precise. Like she’d been trained to survive something worse than anything we’d seen yet.I wasn’t sure if that made me feel safer or more exposed.When dusk settled, I found myself pacing the hallway outside the south wing. A mug of lukewarm tea in one hand, documents in the other, pretending I wasn’t looking for excuses to che