Chapter 154

*Lyra*

The morning air was crisp, carrying the faint scent of earth and dew as I stood at the edge of the training grounds. The clearing stretched out before me, bathed in the golden light of the rising sun, and for a moment, I let myself breathe. Just breathe.

It had been weeks since Dane’s final attack, and though we were safe—at least for now—the weight of everything we’d endured still clung to