Chapter 33 Unseen & Unspoken

• Celeste’s breath came sharp and fast, the weight of the day pressing in from all sides. Training had been relentless—Rafael pushing her harder than ever, Rowan questioning her choices, and the ever-present ghost of Darian’s betrayal gnawing at the back of her mind. Every part of her felt raw, stretched thin, ready to snap.
• She stormed through the clearing, fists clenched, jaw tight. The fire in her veins burned too hot to contain, and she needed something—someone—to direct it at.
• Lucian.