Chapter 4

She didn't react. Her breathing was shallow.

I pressed my palm to her wrist. A white light bloomed, wrapping around her arm.

Our minds connected as I healed her, so I saw her memories.

Back in the square, three years ago, Aiden stomped on my face, and the crystal shattered.

Elowen burst out, screaming, and threw herself at Aiden. Two guards hauled her away.

She fought back, but someone chopped her on the back of the neck, knocking her out cold.

Then came the edge of the Black Forest. The blizzard was howling, wild, and merciless.

She was all alone,…