Selene POV
I trailed off, the words catching in my throat.
Lucian said. "Then fate didn't lose the ring. It brought it back."
A long silence followed. Even the flames in the fireplace seemed to quiet.
Adrian looked from me to Lyra, then to Lucian. "So… what does that mean?"
I collected the ring from Lyra, i closed my eyes, feeling it's warmth, it pulse in rhythm with my heartbeat. "It means," I said softly, "your mother and mine might be connected. Perhaps even allies. And that bond… might now be binding you and Lyra."
Lucian looked skeptical. "You're saying this boy's soul is tied to my sister's because of that ring?"
I met his gaze evenly. "No, Lucian. Not because of the ring. Because fate already decided it. The ring just recognized it first."
Lyra's eyes shimmered as she looked at Adrian, and he smiled faintly in return, a quiet, knowing smile that carried both peace and fear.
