Chapter 162 – What the World Remembers

The storm did not break.It circled.Aria stood at the window long after the thunder faded, watching the clouds churn in slow, deliberate spirals—as if the sky itself were thinking. The echo of her mother’s voice still rang in her bones, not loud, not fading.Waiting.Killian leaned against the doorframe, giving her space without leaving. He had learned that balance with her—how to guard without smothering, how to stay close without trying to control what could not be controlled.“You didn’t imagine it,” he said quietly. “Did you.”“No.” Her fingers curled against the cold glass. “It wasn’t memory the way dreams are. It was… stored. Like something pressed into the magic and left there for me to find.”“Or for you to inherit.”That made her turn.Killian’s expression was grim, thoughtful. “Old powers don’t disappear. They migrate.”Aria swallowed. “Then my mother didn’t just delay them. She redirected them.”Silence stretched between them, thick with implication.A sharp knock cut thro

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Chapter 163 — When the Seal Breathes

The chamber did not close when they left it.Aria felt that immediately.The weight followed her up the stairs, clung to her spine like a second shadow. The hum beneath the fortress deepened, no longer subtle—no longer patient. Whatever her mother had sealed was no longer content to sleep.Killian didn’t let go of her hand once.Not when they reached the upper halls.Not when the guards parted silently for them, eyes tracking Aria with a mixture of awe and fear.Not even when the first tremor rolled through the stone beneath their feet.It was faint—but it was real.Riven cursed softly. “That wasn’t structural.”“No,” Aria said. Her voice sounded distant to her own ears. “That was a response.”They reached the battlements just as the sky darkened unnaturally, clouds dragging themselves across the horizon like bruises spreading under skin. The wind picked up, sharp and metallic, carrying the same ancient scent from her dream—dust, ash, memory.Killian’s wolf stirred hard now, restless,

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The horn sounded again. Longer this time. Urgent. The kind of sound that didn’t mean scouts or warnings—it meant contact. Killian was already moving, lifting Aria fully into his arms as the fortress trembled faintly beneath their feet. Stone dust drifted from the ceiling as another distant impact echoed through the mountain. “That wasn’t a breach test,” Riven said grimly, drawing his weapon as they rushed up the stairwell. “That was pressure.” Aria pressed her palm against Killian’s chest, grounding herself against the violent hum of her magic. “They’re not attacking the walls.” Killian shot her a sharp look. “Then what are they doing?” She swallowed. “They’re pulling on the wards.” As if summoned by her words, pain flared along her spine—white-hot and sudden. Aria gasped, fingers digging into Killian’s shoulder. He snarled instinctively, slowing just enough to look at her face. “What’s happening?” “They’ve learned how the wards respond to me,” she said through clenched tee

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Semua Bab Alpha's Rejected Secret: Bab 161 - Bab 163

Chapter 162 – What the World Remembers

Chapter 163 — When the Seal Breathes

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