Chapter 99

• KORVUS'S POV
• The forest was eerily silent, save for the rustling leaves swaying with the night breeze. The moon cast its pale glow on the clearing where Caleb and I stood, two beings from different worlds—yet bound by an unspoken history.
• Our gazes locked, searching, challenging, waiting. The air between us was thick with tension, a silent battle of wills playing out beneath the shadows of the towering trees. Neither of us spoke, though I knew we both had countless questions clawing at our minds. But I wasn’t going to be the first to break the silence.