Chapter 256

As much as we'd tried to steel ourselves, no amount of planning could keep the fear from twisting in my gut. I hadn't wanted to believe the Fae would come, let alone that they would want anything to do with me. It all felt like some feverish nightmare, the kind that couldn't possibly be real. People didn’t just transform into a new species overnight, only to discover a staggering power now thrummed within them. Yet the thick, black smoke billowing into the sky was proof undeniable: the Fae were here, and they meant business.