Chapter 16 An Unexpected Ally

CHAPTER 16 – An Unexpected Ally The forest was quiet that morning, shrouded in a low mist that curled through the trees like a living thing. Lena moved through the fog with practiced grace, her senses sharp. Kieran had sent her on a solo patrol as part of her training—a test, he’d said, of both instincts and restraint. She welcomed the solitude. Ever since her vision and the mark on her wrist had glowed, questions swirled in her mind like a storm.