Escape Through the Secret Way

KAELIA'S POV

We moved through the palace like ghosts. The heavy oak doors of the servant’s corridor shut behind us, muting Draven’s furious roars, but the threat still hung thick in the air. Guards were already mobilizing. The rhythmic clank of their armor echoed off the stone walls, sending a fresh wave of panic through my chest. We darted past a row of towering marble pillars, avoiding the main