Sienna's boots pressed into the damp earth as she followed the Shadowborn Alpha deeper into the forest. The scent of pine and wet soil filled the air, but beneath it was something else—something old. It clung to the wind, stirring a quiet unease in her bones.
Darius and Kael walked close behind her, their footsteps careful, their silence heavy. No one spoke. No one asked where they were going. The Alpha led the way without hesitation, his movements fluid, almost effortless. He never looked back. He didn't need to. He knew they would follow.
And Sienna did.
Even though every instinct screamed at her to stop. To turn around. To demand answers.
But she couldn't. Not now.
Not after everything she had just learned.
A lost heir. A bloodline erased. A kingdom reduced to whispers and dust.
And the Eclipsed Order—the ones who had taken it all.
