Chapter 75: My Mates And Him?
"My mates, I summon you."
The words left Nadeira's lips like a prayer and a command in one. The river hushed as though the water itself bent to listen.
The ripples around her shined, light bending as though the river had turned into a mirror of the night sky.
And then…two bodies appeared.
Orrisian and Caspian stumbled forward, both breathing hard, marked with wounds that hadn't yet healed.
Blood was coming from their shoulders, their arms, even the corners of their lips. Their clothes were torn, soaked with salt and dirt.
Nadeira's heart lurched, and she rushed forward with a broken gasp. "No… no, what happened to you?"
They barely gave her time to question. Orrisian grabbed her first, his arms banding around her waist like iron. He pulled her against him, burying his face into her neck. "You're here… you're alive…"
