Chapter 128
Ariana felt the shift the moment it happened, and this time she didn't mistake it for anything else. The connection struck her hard and immediate, pressing into her chest with enough force to steal her breath, but there was no confusion in her reaction. She already knew what was reaching for her, and that made it easier to stand her ground instead of being pulled by it.
Her hand rose to her chest out of instinct, her fingers pressing firmly against the place where the pressure settled. The sensation wasn't new anymore, and it didn't catch her off guard the way it had before, but it carried more weight now, more certainty. It didn't feel like something searching for her. It felt like something that had already found her.
"Kael," she said, her voice steady despite the force moving through her.
