Chapter 31

KALLIRA

I kept seeing his face every time I closed my eyes. The witness had reached for me, trying to speak, trying to finish what he started, and then he was gone before he could say enough. His last words stayed with me, repeating in a way I could not ignore.

“The twins… not just heirs… hidden rite…”

That was not something said by mistake. That was something he had held onto even while he was dy