CLARABEL’S POV

Martha’s words hung in the air, but my mind refused to make sense of them.

Kaedryn is gone.

The world tilted beneath my feet. The ground seemed to rush up to meet me, and my knees slammed hard against the cold stones. A raw, hysterical scream that didn't even sound like my own voice tore out of my throat.

"No! No, no, Kaedryn!"

I clawed at the dirt on the floor, trying to push myself up, but my body felt completely hollow. Panic filled my chest so fast I couldn't catch a single breath of air. My baby. My little boy was in the hands of monsters, and...