Chapter 277

Kiernan's POV

I fell forward, not into the abyss, but into the dark, silent warmth of the Veins.

The transition was a sensory blackout. The noise of the world—the wind, the pack, the Sovereign—simply ceased to exist.

I lay on the smooth tunnel floor, gasping for breath, my head throbbing in the new, heavy silence. I was alone. I was lost. I was terrified. But as I reached out with my mind, I fel