Chapter 209

The morning sun filtered through the cabin's windows, casting a golden glow over the simple wooden floors. Matthew sat at the small kitchen table, sipping his coffee as Elyra and Dain groggily joined him. Elyra's silver hair shimmered in the light, a striking contrast to Dain's fiery orange eyes, which still carried the haze of sleep.

"Rough night?" Matthew asked, his tone light.

Elyra shrugged, rubbing her arm absently as she reached for the cereal. Dain slumped into the chair beside her, silent as usual.

That's when Matthew noticed it a thin, jagged mark on the back of Dain's hand.

"Hey," he said, setting his mug down. "What happened there?"

Dain pulled his hand back quickly, shoving it under the table. "It's nothing."

nothing." Matthew's voice

her golden eyes darting toward Dain.

stood and walked around the table.

faint, but its shape was unnatural-jagged and almost deliberate, like

sleeve down over her wrist.

quickly, but the hesitation in her voice gave her

pulling back the

voice was low, a mix of concern and frustration. "How did you get

know," Elyra blurted, her voice

up," Dain added,

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