When the Moon Dries Its Eyes

Previously

…She shook her head, tears finally welling in her eyes. “No. I… I don’t know what happened.” Kael looked at her, his gaze intense, searching. The secrets of his past, and the true extent of Elara’s power, had just collided in a violent, terrifying display. The path ahead, already fraught with danger, had just become infinitely more perilous. He had protected her, yes, but the encounter had revealed more than he had ever wanted to admit. His disgrace, the organization’s pursuit, and Elara’s nascent lunar magic were all threads of the same dark tapestry, and he was inextricably woven into it. The echoes of his past had finally caught up, and they were louder than ever.