𝐀𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐑𝐀
Even I had no idea why I was training, knowing exactly what my fate was. Maybe it was a way to anchor me back to the present without letting the terrifying weight of the future overwhelm me.
It was deeply ironic now that my senses had grown sharper and my body more in tune with the world around me. I could feel and recognize the signature of each Scion without even sparing a glance. Even now, when they were close, my body thrummed with a bone-deep heat that made me all too aware of them in a way that should not be.
But I knew better than to believe this sensual tension was anything but Sylpha's machinations. Now, I finally knew exactly why she had done it.
"What would you have done?" I asked, feeling Kaleb freeze instantly behind me. "If you had been told from the very beginning that your fated mate was just a human."
A heavy, drawn silence persisted in the dusty arena.
