Chapter 40

Queen Amira 

Spirit World POV

Queen Amira paced the marble floor of the High Temple of Spirits, her thoughts racing. A thousand echoes whispered in her mind, but one rang louder than all the rest:

"If Azanlin discovers our realm, everything will crumble."

She stopped before the Spirit King, her eyes blazing with urgency. "He’s getting too close. His power is growing unnaturally fast. If he finds the gate to the spirit world—"

"He won't," the King interrupted, rising from ...