Chapter 135

• KELILAH'S POV
• The moon hung high in the sky, casting a silvery glow over the dark forest. My footsteps were barely a whisper against the soft earth beneath me, the only sound the wind brushing through the trees, swaying their branches like ancient guardians of the night. The world felt suspended in time—silent, expectant.
• I approached a familiar clearing, the heart of this forest, the place where I had met Korvus for the second time. The place where everything had changed. I sat on a weathered stone, the coolness seeping through my clothes, and I stared into the distance, my thoughts lost in the memories.