hing the warriors train with rigorous discipline. The sun cast a soft light, but its brightness did not manage to ease the tension th

re expected in t

arned to despise in her previous life. Celeste had been one of the cornerstones of his downfall. With her impeccably coiffed jet-bla

plied, in a calm an

este wouldn't stop th

u... Be careful where you ste

emarks. It was not a simple pike. It was a veiled warning. She walked away without responding, but her senses

strils. She hesitated for a fraction of a second, which did not

hat are you

yet a warning sensation continued to resonate within her. She sat and absentmindedly listened to the talk of alli

ped on it, she would certainly have ended up on the ground, humiliated in front of all

called out her father,

d, staring at the do

alked past her without a word, but inside, she was already savoring

made her stop in her tracks. His heart skipped a beat. This woody scent, mixed with a

he knew it wouldn't be long before he appeared. And as if his thoughts

d in a deep and a

eturn to the past. Damian was exactly as she remembered: imposing,

replied, her t

ach step soundin

ent, he said , tilti

he replied, cro

looked down, seeking to avoid confrontation. But this time, she stared at him

thing is in order here," he cont

ve to do with me? she a

tension. Damian wasn't used to being spok

layna , he whispered, a menac

ied, but fire no

rning gaze on her back, but she didn't turn around. Every step she took was a victory. Dami

tude of what she had just done. Confronting Damian, feigning indiffer

as more intense, darker, like a mixture of damp earth and a storm. She stopped, brea

l S

pack? She peered into the trees, but saw nothing. Yet she knew

lmost exciting anticipation. If Kael Storm had decided to take an interest

, where the first stars

me, Kael , she whispe

a blade reflected the dusk light, but no response came.

never be p