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CHAPTER 253
~Zade's POV~
The corridor leading to Zara's chambers stretched ahead as far as my thoughts went, with the faint echoes of my footsteps breaking the quietness of the passage while Delia's words replayed in my mind, fuelling a storm of confusion and frustration.
Reborn. Destined to unite us all.
How had I missed this? How had Zara kept something so monumental from me, her brother? I understood that we hadn't been closed since she came back but truly it hurt still.
My jaw clenched as I reached her door, my knuckles rapping sharply against the wood.
"Come in," Zara's voice called softly.
I pushed the door open to find both Zara and Snow sitting on the bed. Their postures were relaxed, yet the tension in the air was clear as the night sky without stars.