Chapter 68. Silence

Amara sat in her room, the worry gnawing at her insides like a relentless beast. She had been trying to reach out to Ethan and Alrond for hours, but their phones remained frustratingly silent. Her attempts to contact them were met with an unsettling void, amplifying her anxiety with every unanswered call.

The events of the previous night weighed heavily on her mind. Ethan had collapsed right in front of her, and she had been unable to do anything to help him. She could still vividly recall the feeling of helplessness that had washed over her as she watched him fall. It was only through his intervention that she had been spared from death, but at what cost?

As she tried to piece together the fragments of her memories from that fateful night, Amara couldn’t help but feel a sense of foreboding. What had Ethan done to save her? Why had he risked himself so recklessly? And where was he now?

Sarah, Amara’s sister, had been a witness to the chaos that had unfolded. She ha