Twisted

Previously

…But as he spoke, Elara felt a subtle shift in the air, a disturbance that wasn’t the arrival of their pursuers. It was something closer, something insidious. She looked at Kaelen, his face obscured by shadow, his hand still clasped around hers. And in that moment, a whisper of betrayal, cold and sharp, pierced through the chaos. It wasn’t just the organization hunting them. It was the dawning realization that the greatest threat might be hiding in plain sight, cloaked in charisma and promises of protection. The shadows were closing in, and the deepest darkness, Elara feared, was yet to be revealed.