Chapter 114

• Kael’s Pov
• I summoned Lira to my study as the last embers of sunlight melted beyond the horizon, staining the sky with streaks of violet and crimson. My mood was no less dark. The guards stationed outside straightened as the girl approached, their wary gazes following her every move. She was young, too young to have endured what she had at the hands of those traitors, yet her steps were steady. Determined.
• “Come in,” I said, my voice low but carrying the kind of authority that made even the air seem to tremble.