Court Of Fae And Ruin
“I’m sorry, but I’m not just some stone. I have a heart, flesh, blood—the Aether—”
“The Aether,” Caelora interrupted, her voice laced with quiet intensity. “You know its true name.” Her gaze bore into me, the weight of it as heavy as the knowledge itself. “How?”
A knot formed in my throat as I nodded slowly. “I met a Wraith once, in the woods. She told me about it... about me.”
“You caught a Wraith?” Caelora’s lips twitched in a half-smile, her eyes gleaming with something like admiration. “Very impressive.”