Something moved beneath Aliena's heart.
Not a heartbeat.
Not a flutter.
Something else.
Something that shouldn't have been there.
She froze.
Her hand slowly moved to her chest.
Sebastian noticed immediately.
"Aliena?"
She didn't answer.
Her eyes remained fixed on the three thrones standing at the top of the staircase.
The black throne.
The red throne.
And the newly awakened white throne.
The words carved into the white stone were still glowing.
THE THRONE OF THE FIRSTBORN.
Sebastian stepped closer.
"What happened?"
Aliena looked at him.
Her lips parted.
"I felt something."
His expression immediately changed.
"Where?"
She placed her hand over her heart.
"Here."
Sebastian's eyes followed her hand.
"What did you feel?"
"I don't know."
Her breathing became uneven.
"It was like…"
She stopped.
"Like someone touched me from inside."
Sebastian's face hardened.
"That's impossible."
"I know."
