Chapter 106

• The day was eerily quiet, the air heavy with tension as Amara, Xander, and Asher rode through the dense forest. They had just returned from a grueling strategy meeting with the alliance leaders, where tensions over the recent betrayal had run high. Though the traitor had been exposed, the alliance was still fractured, its trust eroded. Amara could feel the weight of it pressing on her as they traveled back toward the stronghold.
• Xander rode beside her, his sharp eyes scanning the trees. “Something doesn’t feel right,” he said, his voice low.
• Amara nodded. “I’ve felt it too. We should keep moving.”