Chapter 63

KAEL

I washed my face several times before staring into the bathroom mirror. I could see the gold flecks Elara told me about now but that wasn’t what had my entire body trembling. It was the image of my brother collapsed on the floor of his bedroom. It was the image of him being unresponsive as I lifted him in my arms and tried to wake him up.

It was the sound of his beating heart slowing down.