MINE BEFORE THE BLOOD MOON
VellaRosethe trees grew because i bled theremurmurs in the forest once humanmated in the shadow of my sistermarked by my stepbrother
Silver letters were carved deep into it, still faintly glowing in the early light.
The Fourth Guardian walks among you.
No one moved. No one spoke. The words seemed to sink into the stone beneath their feet. Kael took the slab, his jaw tight. Across the courtyard, Thea met his eyes. And in that moment they both understood, the enemy outside the walls could be fought with steel and strategy. The enemy already standing among them, eating at their tables and sleeping in their halls, could end everything.
The Gathering Storm had arrived. And it was already inside.