The Vow that Broke the Moon
And she was alone, trapped in a fortress of wolves who didn't know what she was, carrying a secret that could destroy everything she'd come to love.
Nyx made her way back through the fortress, her footsteps silent on the cold stone. The corridors were empty, the wolves of the Obsidian Throne asleep in their dens. She moved through the darkness like a ghost, a creature of shadow and secrets, carrying the weight of truths that could shatter the world.
In Caelan's chambers, she found him awake, sitting on the edge of the bed with his head in his hands. The tether hummed with his concern, his fear, his desperate need to protect her.