Chapter 94

**Silas's POV**

The sound of footsteps echoed through my throne room like gunshots in the night.

I didn't need to look up from the ancient book in my hands to know who approached. Kael moved with the careful precision of someone bearing news that could either delight or destroy. His silver eyes always gave away which kind of report he carried, and tonight they gleamed with something I hadn't seen in centuries.

Excitement.

The shadows in the corners of ...