Chapter 103 Through The Fractured Veil

• Leona’s POV
• The wind outside the safehouse carried secrets. I stood near the glass wall, looking at the misty valley below. The sun had not risen, but a silver glow lit the sky—a mix of hope and worry.
• I traced the rim of my mug, watching steam rise into the cold air. Lucien had not returned from his mission to retrieve the remaining pieces of UMBRA’s consciousness from the old ruins beneath the Silex Core. She wanted to believe he was safe.