Chapter 69 – Bound By Promises And Powers

• Orion and Lilith's footsteps echoed through the quiet forest. Tension hung in the air, an unease that mirrored the storm of emotions raging within them.
• Orion's expression was layered with frustration, his jaw clenched as he kicked a small pebble with a growl. Lilith, on the other hand, walked beside him with an air of quiet contemplation, her eyes narrowing as she observed her brother's mounting anger.
• “We can't just wait around for Alexander,” Orion muttered under his breath, his voice thick with irritation. “If he took our offer seriously about forming an alliance, he would have come to us by now.”