Chapter 79

• Kael’s Pov
• The morning air was colder than usual. Not the kind of cold that brushed your skin, this was the kind that sank into your bones, wrapping around your spine like a warning.
• We rode hard. No banners. No insignias. Just cloaks pulled over our heads and dust trailing behind our steeds. Zane led from the front, his wolf instinct guiding our path, while Lira rode beside me, quiet, her eyes scanning every turn with sharp suspicion. She hadn’t spoken much since we left the capital. Neither had I.