Evelyn stood at the far edge of the balcony, wrapped in white fur and secrets, her gaze fixed on the […]

Kael didn’t return on horseback.He didn’t return in glory.He came alone, on foot, cloak dusted with snow and fury—each step

The bone was fresh. Clean, sun-bleached, and split straight down the center like someone had cracked it in anger. It

They told stories about the woman in the woods. That she was born under a blood moon. That her first

The envelope was forest green, thick as bark, and smelled faintly of moss and ash. It had no crest. No

The moonlight spilled across the floor like a ghost. Aria sat on the edge of the narrow bed Zara had

Evelyn stood before the mirror, fingers pressed lightly to her temple. The tether had changed. It had twisted—not broken, not

The second letter was shorter than the first. It arrived not with ceremony, but with intention. Folded in black wax,

The letter arrived wrapped in oilcloth and sealed in wax the color of bone. Zara found it tucked between stacked

The messenger arrived at dawn, pale with cold and visibly shaking. “He’s here,” was all he said before collapsing into