Page 158 of The Kingdom's Reckoning
He nodded, his head shaking on a constant loop.
Kallie glanced around her. The sky was still bright, the shade of blue vibrant and bordering on unnatural. The space between worlds was still intact. But how long would Terin be able to keep them here? She needed to know more about the vision.
"When is it happening, Terin?" she pressed.
Terin blinked as if he had just recalled the reason for infiltrating her dreams. "W-we don’t know. It could be in a couple days, right now, or in a week. We’ve sent word to Tetria, and we should be in Frenzia soon. I tried to reach you sooner but couldn’t. Even now, the connection is shaky. It’s as if—" Terin paused and gaped at her. "Where’s Graeson?"
Kallie’s cheeks flamed red. "He’s sleeping, like the rest of us."
"Where?"
Kallie rolled her eyes. She didn’t see why it mattered, but she relented, mumbling, "Beside me."
"His proximity to you must be shielding you from me. I could never infiltrate his mind unless he granted me access. But that would mean…" Terin trailed off, and a knowing smile graced his lips. "You did it, didn’t you?"
Crossing her arms, Kallie lifted her chin. "I don’t know what you’re talking about."
He raised a brow.
Kallie expelled an annoyed breath. "Fine. Not that it’s any of your business, but yes, I accepted the bond."
A wide smile spread across her brother’s face. "I’m happy for you, sister."
Kallie offered him a small smile in return, but it quickly faded. "I’ll tell Graeson and the others. We’re at Menz’ house now, so Frenzia isn’t terribly far. We can assess the situation."
"What about Lysanthia? How is she doing?" Terin asked, frowning.
Kallie’s heartbeat stuttered. How much more information could Terin handle? It already seemed like he was fraying at the edges, ready to combust at any moment. Rubbing the discomfort from her chest, she forced the truth out. "She didn’t make it."
"Did Domitius…?"
Kallie’s vision blurred, but she blinked the tears away. "He made Graeson do it."
Terin’s mouth fell open, at a loss for words. He stammered, struggling to process what she said. "But Graeson would never do that."
"He didn’t have a choice. Domitius found a way to replicate my ability and commanded him. HemadeGraeson do it," Kallie said quietly.
Graeson had barely talked about his mother’s death since she had found him after the attack. It had been one event after another, with very little time to process any of it. But when he thought no one was looking, Kallie could see the grief in his distant gaze. The underlying pain he tried to squash.
"I—I don’t even know what to say," Terin mumbled. "If Domitius wasn’t dead already, I would kill him myself."
Kallie held herself tighter.
Then, with his brows bunched together, Terin said, "You said the others. If not Lysanthia, then who is with you other than Ellie?"
"Moris," Kallie said immediately. Then she scrunched her nose, forgetting one small thing.
"Moris isalive?"
Apparently, she was revealing everyone’s truths tonight.
"Alive but different. Domitius forced him to take the serum. He’s…"
"One of them?" Terin breathed out. "A drakonis?"
"He’s stillhim," Kallie reassured. "But his emotions are out of whack. He’s quick to anger, he’s stronger, and…"
"And what?"
