Chapter 186. Come Here

There was silence in the room, broken only by the faint glow pulsing from the shard. Althea focused, channeling her energy into it just as her mother had taught her when she was young.

She felt grateful that those memories were still so clear — every gesture, every whispered instruction.

Moments later, the Luminis Shard responded. A gentle wave rippled through her, like the shard itself had a heartbeat, a pulse that echoed inside her chest.

That was the sign. She had reached him.

With a steady breath, Althea carefully placed the softly glowing shard on the table.

A breath later, Zander’s figure formed in front of them, his brows lifting the moment he saw their position. “Seriously,” he muttered.

Althea’s face turned a deep shade of red. She tried to slide off Gavriel’s lap, but his arm tightened around her waist before she could even shift an inch.

“Gavriel,” she whispered, her eyes wide as she subtly gestured for him to let her go.