Chapter 35 The Big Shift
- Celeste sat on the edge of the training platform, staring at the ground. Her body ached, exhaustion pressing down on her bones, but it wasn’t just the training. It was everything. The weight of the past, the uncertainty of the future.
- A shadow moved beside her, silent but certain. She knew it was Lucian before he spoke.
- “You’re bleeding,” he said simply.