The Rejected Queen
The bond trembled, faint but alive, a thread I clung to as I dragged myself back from whatever abyss I’d fallen into.
Light flared overhead. Not divine this time, but from the torches Kael must’ve lit. I blinked, gasping as faces swam into view: Damon, crouched beside me, his jaw tight; Kael and Lira behind him, both looking like they’d seen a ghost.
Maybe they had.
“What happened?” My voice was raw, broken glass and breath. “How long-”
“Seconds,” Damon said quickly, but the muscle in his cheek jumped. “You collapsed as soon as you stepped through the arch. Then… everything went to hell.”
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