The Lycan King’s Broken Mate
I retreat to the shore; my knees tremble, and on my skin remains a film of fine, gleaming dust—the water is not water.
“Kael,” I whisper now, because loud sound cannot echo here. “My treasure, I’m here.”
The crying answers. Higher now, a little more impatient—and from that impatience, my mother’s heart breaks a beat wide open. I follow the shore again, and then I see it: between the stones and pillars stretches a bridge of shadow, thin as a spider’s web, yet strong enough to hold a gaze. I brush along it with my eyes, and I understand: only one who does not look down may cross.