Whisper of the Starheart (Vera's POV)By the time the moon climbed to the top of the skylight, Starfang’s library looked like a war zone.Scrolls, old leather books, and glowing tablets covered the long oak table in the center. Empty coffee cups and snack wrappers filled the spaces between. We had dragged almost every file tagged “moonstone,” “first alpha,” “balance,” and “don’t touch” into one pile.Cee’s sketches sat in the middle. The star-shaped heart. I stared at that drawing until my eyes hurt. The moonstone at my throat sat heavy and lifeless.Gideon stood at the far end of the table, arms crossed, reading glasses low on his nose. Max sat to his right, flipping through a brittle book with careful hands. Eleanor moved like a ghost between shelves, plucking more records down.Gabriel sat next to me, shoulder pressed warm against mine, his tablet balanced on one knee.“Okay,” Cee said, rubbing her temples. “I think my brain is soup.”“Same,” I muttered. “Cursed soup.”Gabriel’s
Last Updated : 2025-12-25 Read more