Eira's pov
The news came like a shadow sliding across the room,quiet, cold, and impossible to ignore.
I sat by the large window of the mansion's sitting room, staring out into the darkening city skyline. The world outside flickered with neon lights and whispered promises, but inside, everything felt suffocatingly silent. Draven's voice crackled through the phone, low and urgent, breaking the fragile calm I'd been holding onto for days.
"Kira's been taken," he said. No panic, no desperation. Just a statement. Like it was a problem to solve, not a person to save.
I closed my eyes for a moment. Kira. The name twisted in my gut like a jagged blade. She was more than an enemy; she was a ghost from a past I tried to forget,a past tied to the baby I lost. The truth hovered in the shadows, unspoken but heavy.
"How…?" My voice was brittle, but steady. I swallowed the lump in my throat.