Kael did not speak immediately.The forest stood quiet around them, the moonlight spilling through the branches in pale ribbons, but the stillness felt heavy, like the moment before something broke.“Tell me everything,” he said at last.Lyra drew in a slow breath and repeated Selene’s words exactly the mention of Broken Fang, the promise of another survivor, and the offer that would be made in the morning.When she finished, Kael’s jaw was tight.“This wasn’t a coincidence,” he said. “Darius knew we went there.”Lyra’s stomach dropped. “You think we were followed?”“I think,” Kael replied, his voice controlled but dark, “that Darius has been watching us since the moment you arrived.”The thought sent a chill down her spine.If Darius knew about her connection to Broken Fang… if he knew she had returned to the ruins… then this wasn’t curiosity.It was strategy.“And the survivor?” Lyra asked quietly. “Do you think he’s lying?”Kael didn’t answer right away.“I don’t know,” he said fin
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