Chapter 266: A Heart Full of Ghosts
Jacob~
We touched down so softly, it was as if the wind itself had lowered us—silent, effortless, unannounced.
The afternoon sun hung high, yet the light barely touched the border of Sebastian’s coven. Dark shadows stretched like claws across the jagged cliffs, draping everything in stillness. It was bright, yes—but unnaturally quiet. That kind of quiet that made the hairs on your neck stand up. Like the world was holding its breath.
"Home sweet crypt," Sebastian muttered, his voice soft with pride .
I didn’t reply.
I was already in motion—mind focused, senses sharp.
With a flicker of thought, the veil of invisibility slipped over us like a second skin. The wind shifted, scattering dead leaves across the rocky path. To any passerby, we’d vanished into thin air. But that didn’t matter—not to the vampires. They didn’t need eyes to know we were here. I could feel them. Lurking beneath the cliffside alcoves, cloaked in spell-woven shadows and layers of old-world moss. Their energy pulsed from the stone itself. Ancient. Coiled. Ready to strike.
Sebastian stood beside me, arms folded tight across his chest. The usual glint in his eye was gone, replaced by something grim.
"They’re on edge," he said, scanning the coven grounds. "Tense. Like they can sense what’s coming."
"They’re right to be," I murmured, lifting my hand.
A quiet spark ignited at my fingertips—a pulse of bluish-white light, soft as moonfire. I began to trace through the air, my fingers dancing across an invisible canvas. Runes bloomed with each motion, glowing faintly before sinking into the earth. Symbols older than language. Magic carved in silence.