Chapter 95
Ariana stayed where she was after the opening closed, one hand pressed hard against her ribs while she tried to get her breathing under control. Every breath hurt, and the silence left behind in the domain felt so heavy that even standing up seemed harder than it should have been.
Kael was gone.
But whatever remained between them had not disappeared.
She could still feel him somewhere far beyond the sealed edge of the domain. The connection was weak and distant now, but it was there, and knowing that while being unable to reach him made her throat tighten.
Another sharp pain ran through her side.
She bent forward with a gasp and gripped her ribs harder until it passed. Tears stung her eyes, but she wiped them away angrily before they could fall. She refused to cry here.
