Chapter 53 The Search Begins

• The air in Dorian’s mansion felt thick — like a storm waiting to break. Tension crackled between Kael and the vampires, and Zafira knew it was only a matter of time before someone snapped.
• Kael stood in the center of the grand hall, his fists clenched at his sides, his golden eyes blazing. He was done waiting. Done with lies and half-truths.
• “I’m not asking anymore,” Kael said, his voice low and dangerous. “Cassia is missing, and your people had a hand in it. You will help me find her — or I will burn this entire place to the ground.”