Chapter 100

Kaelen’s POV

The elders had sent down their decision weeks ago, an unbendable order. I was supposed to come to Ironhold and carry out my duty, but something stronger than fate kept me here for what was about to unfold. I had no idea then, but I was meant to witness this.

“She severed the bond with powerful magic,” she said, her voice calm but laced with a kind of finality that made my stomach tw