Chapter 21 Twenty One

• Luciano pov
• The journey to the Oracle was not one I took lightly. Evana sat between Sebastian and me in the back seat of the car, her body tense, wrapped in my cloak for warmth, though I doubted she felt it. The drive was silent, the weight of what had happened pressing down on us like an impending storm.
• The encounter with the Chire had left her shaken beyond anything we had seen before. The whispers still haunted her, even after we had calmed her down. Sebastian and I had seen fear before, had fought alongside warriors who had faced death itself, but never had we seen someone react the way Evana had. It was as if the Chire had not just pursued her—but marked her.