Chapter 14

In a Secluded Part

Adolfa’s POV

This time, my body quivered as the spirit vanished. I stood alone in the pitch-black silence, the bitter wind scraping across my face.

My fingers tightened around the edges of my cloak as I attempted to comprehend what had just occurred.

Why is my destiny always entwined with spirits?

The first spirit startled me, yet here I stood again, speaking to another—one more formidable and vast than the last.

Was it real?

Had I truly encountered ...