Chapter 123

Avery

The words hung in the air like a noose tightening around Nora's throat. I remained crouched behind the fallen log, my breath shallow despite the wild hammering of my heart. Every instinct screamed at me to run, to get help—but I forced myself to stay still, to listen, to understand what was unfolding.

"Your mother had more spirit," Soren continued, his hand at Nora's throat. "She screamed qu