Chapter 71

Maren

I woke with my heart pounding, certain someone had shouted my name. The room was still; only the thin moonlight cutting through the curtains moved. Yet the air felt charged, trembling.

Kaelen…

The name wasn’t a thought so much as a current running through me. My skin prickled, my chest tight. It wasn’t a dream; it was him. Something in the bond had shifted—gone sharp, pained.

He’s hurt, my w