Chapter 132
The moment the voice settled into the space around them, the clearing shifted in a way Ariana couldn't ignore. The pressure didn't spread outward anymore or crash against them in waves, but drew inward with intention, tightening around her and Kael as if everything else had become secondary. It made her chest tighten, not from force, but from the certainty behind it.
Kael's grip on her wrist tightened sharply, his fingers pressing into her skin as his body went rigid beneath her hand. His breathing stopped for a brief second before returning unevenly, like something inside him had been forced to pause and then struggle back into motion. "No…" he managed, the word breaking as it came out.
