Chapter 82

Maren

The city feels different tonight.

It’s the same streets, the same neon hum, the same rush of traffic and people — but everything feels sharper, like the world’s holding its breath. My pulse races as I move through the half-lit sidewalks, the late-night air cool and heavy against my skin. Somewhere above the clouds, I can almost feel Kaelen’s dragon watching, the bond tugging faintly at the e