Chapter 93
The shift settled deeper, not violently and not in any way Ariana could name, but in a way that made the air itself feel thinner. The domain still held around them, the trees unmoving beneath the dim Fae light, yet something about the stillness had changed, and that difference made the silence feel heavier than before.
Kael felt it immediately.
Not the storm, not the force under his skin, but something beneath both of them, something quieter that had finally stopped fighting. His breathing stayed steady, but his fingers twitched once at his side, a small delayed movement that didn't match the unnatural calm around him.
"That's it," the voice said, softer now, almost pleased. "My guardian."
