Kaia gasped, covering her mouth in shock, while Markus paled, realizing the grim truth. The tension in the room deepened as everyone around him understood the implications.
“I’m going to kill them,” Azriel whispered, his voice a deadly promise. His entire body trembled with the force of his fury. “I’m going to tear them apart, limb by limb.”
Markus placed a steadying hand on Azriel’s shoulder, though his own expression mirrored the shock and anger that Azriel felt. “We will. We’ll get her back. But we need to think clearly right now, brother. For Lora’s sake, and for your sons. Even if we approach them, we don’t have a weapon to attack. Our only hope was the Dispell Poems, but that chance is gone.”
Azriel’s roar echoed through the room, shaking the walls and sending a shiver down every
