Silver Oath
“I will hear them first. If the boy is truly what I fear, we cannot let blind hatred decide his fate.”
Kaelen blinked. What she fears?
Serenya’s eyes softened as they met his. “Kaelen Thorne,” she said, speaking his name with a weight that made his skin prickle. “Your blood has brought you here sooner than I wished. There is much you do not know, and even more you are not ready to hear. But you must understand this: the fire within you is older than any kingdom, older than even our kind. If you fail to master it, it will not be wolves or vampires who end the world—it will be you.”