Chapter 87
Kael
Kael didn't wake slowly, and the moment awareness returned, it came with a sharp pull that made his breath catch. His body tensed instinctively as the storm inside him reacted before he could steady it, tightening instead of breaking. The sensation wasn't distant or fading the way it had been before, and that difference made it impossible to ignore.
His eyes opened to the dim interior of Mira's domain, the faint glow along the walls steady and controlled in a way that should have grounded him. The air felt heavier than it should have, quiet and contained, but it didn't settle anything inside him. The pull remained, cutting through the stillness as if the distance between them no longer mattered.
Ariana…
