|| Lilac's POV ||

Elara didn’t hesitate. She moved to sit beside me, her arm wrapping around my shoulders in a comforting embrace. “Talk to me,” she said, her tone gentle but firm.

I wanted to tell her everything— about the Moon Goddess’s vision, about the destruction I had seen, about the fear that was eating me alive. But the words caught in my throat, and all that came out was a single name. “Alaric.”

Elara sighed, her expression a mix of frustration and ...