Chapter 102

*Rowan*

The faint glow of dawn barely crept through the curtains when I stirred awake, a cold shiver running down my spine.

I reached for Lyra’s side of the bed, expecting warmth, but all I found was an empty, cold space. My heart sank.

Something was wrong.

I sat up, rubbing my eyes to shake the haze of sleep, and that’s when I saw it—a note on her pillow, hastily scrawled. My chest tightened as