Chapter 188. Unnatural Fate

“Amon?” Althea repeated with a faint frown, wanting to make sure she hadn’t misheard. “Amon is the name of your mentor?”

Zander nodded once, his gaze steady on her before shifting back to Candice to address the question she had asked earlier. “I don’t know if Althea is the one my mentor meant,” he admitted, voice far calmer now. “But the moment I saw the key… I knew I had to find out.”

Althea’s heartbeat quickened, memories from long ago blooming sharply in her mind. “Amon is the name of the man who mentored me,” she murmured softly. “He was my mother’s friend. She and I would meet him in the woods when I was still a child. But Amon…”

Her voice faltered. She stared at Zander, struggling for a moment to steady herself. After a slow breath, she continued, “I saw him die when I was ten. He saved me and my mother during a bandit chase. I’m… sorry.”

Zander only shook his head, his expression unreadable but not cold. “Don’t be. I’ve long assumed it would en