Whispers Beneath the Veil

idn't

coul

beneath her skin like a second heartbeat-one that didn't entirely belong

n there

proof behind that he had ever been inside her apartment.

could

ding wa

ins, Ava sat cross-legged on her bed, the stolen book s

gain. But she couldn't bring

neath the pages-as if

suddenly, and Ava jumped so har

look

a woman in

leather. Her silver hair was woven into a tight braid, and

ard. "How the hell

ead. "Do you really wa

one of hi

pa

es

ng with shaky defiance. "Then tell him I'm not some m

e. "Dorian didn't cho

hell does

's an ancient relic tied to the Veil between this world and t

d. "I'm not magic.

closer, gaze stead

pace around them tore open like silk being ripped. A portal shimmer

ga

l," the woman said. "And it w

-

re far

an obsidian chamber, the ancie

d the seal," said one

" Dorian replied,

to be ready. She

-

the apar

ing portal, the book clutched to her chest. She did

ed: you already crossed the line

pped throu

rything