Chapter 341

• Aria’s POV
• The campfire burned low, casting wavering shadows across Carmen’s fierce face, Duke’s brooding silence, and Lucien’s unyielding stare. They were all the same—unyielding, protective, determined to follow me back into the maw of the West.
• “I’m coming with you,” Lucien said, his voice iron. His wolf aura pressed against mine, a declaration of dominance and loyalty all at once. “Aedric will never listen to you alone. If he sees me, he will know the East stands behind you.”