Riven's POVThe northern mountains cut into my lungs like broken glass.We had been climbing for two days straight. Cold air burned with every breath but I pushed harder. Faster. Because Sabine needed answers and I would walk through hell itself to give them to her."Slow down." Evander's voice carried a warning. "Exhaustion makes us vulnerable.""We are already vulnerable." I did not stop moving. "Every moment we waste is a moment closer to those portals opening without our consent. Speed is the only advantage we have."Through the bond, I felt Sabine's gratitude mixed with guilt. She hated that we were risking ourselves for her questions. For her bloodline's curse."It is not a curse if we face it together," I called back without turning. "Stop feeling guilty for something you did not choose.""I hate that you can read my emotions so clearly." But warmth flooded the bond. Love is stronger than fear.Kael moved beside me. His tracker instincts sharper than mine in unfamiliar terrain.
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