Chapter 136

*Elora*

I didn’t sleep much the night after the bond shifted.

It wasn’t fear that kept me awake. It wasn’t even the heat of my own magic whispering beneath my skin. It was something quieter. A feeling I couldn’t name. Like the world had tilted just enough to make everything I thought I knew suddenly feel distant.

I could still feel Kaelen’s breath against my temple, the way his voice steadied me w