Chapter 422

LUMINA

I sat in Xenois's office the next evening, surrounded by the people who'd become our inner circle, and tried to find the words to explain something I'd been keeping secret for six months.

The room felt too small despite its spacious dimensions. Zade and Lyn occupied the couch, Rivers standing protectively behind them with Thorne mirroring his position near Xenois's desk. Lynn had claimed one of the armchairs, her healer's eyes already assessing me with concern. Silvia and Samuel stood by the window, their expressions carefully neutral but radiating the kind of tension that came from knowing something significant was about to be revealed.

"Thank you all...