Chapter 40 The Guardian's Awakening
- The scent of blood clung to the air, thick and suffocating. Aria’s body still pulsed with the afterglow of the Trials, but her heart slammed with alarm at Asher’s words.
- Lillian. Betrayer. Rogue alliance.
- “Bring him here,” Kael ordered sharply, gesturing to the barely-conscious warrior slumped against Asher’s shoulder. Blood streamed down the man’s arm, and his left eye was swollen shut.