Chapter 85

Kaelen

The wind is the only thing that keeps me from falling apart.

It slams against my wings, tears at my hair, roars in my ears loud enough to drown out everything but the beat of my heart. Below me the city sprawls—lines of light and steel, the pulse of humanity that never stops. I’ve flown over it a hundred times, but tonight it feels like an enemy. Every street looks the same. Every shadow hi