The Forgotten Bloodline

MAEVIA

The distant howls rolled through the fortress walls, low and sharp enough to make the chamber feel smaller around me. I stood frozen near the window while cold unease settled in my chest.

Lucian's expression darkened almost immediately.

"That would be your husband," he remarked quietly.

I turned toward him. "Torin should not even know this place exists."

Lucian stepped toward the chamber do