Chapter 220

Elodie’s POV

The final night before the Trial was silent, but the air inside Soren’s cabin was heavy with a different kind of pressure.

The mountain air was thin and freezing, but inside the small loft where we had been sequestered, the heat was stifling.

Kiernan sat on the edge of the narrow cot, methodically wrapping his hands in athletic tape.

The rhythmic rip of the adhesive was the only sou