Chapter 83 The Cracks Beneath The Crown I

• Kieran’s POV
• “Wake up! Wake up!! Wake up, Kieran!!!”
• The voice still echoes in my head as I jolt awake, my body reacting before my mind can catch up. My heart slams violently against my ribs, breath coming fast and shallow, as though I’ve been running instead of sleeping. For a few disoriented seconds, I don’t know where I am—only that the words cling to me, sharp and urgent, like claws hooked beneath my skin.