All Chapters of Shadows of Heart : The Awakening: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Zoe shook her head, her eyes shining with unshed tears. “I don’t know,” she murmured, her voice trembling. “But my father was investigating something. Something dangerous. My mother used to say he was too brave for his own good. Maybe this… whatever this darkness is, maybe it’s tied to that.”Cassius leaned closer, his voice low and deliberate, his silver eyes sharp with focus. “If your father was involved, then there’s a trail somewhere. Records, leads - something to piece this together. We need to find out what he was after. It could be the key to stopping Caelum.”Zoe hesitated, the words clawing at her throat before she finally spoke, her voice hardening with a mixture of grief and determination. “Cassius… there’s more. My father wasn’t just anyone. He was Beta to Alpha Philip.”Cassius’s brows lifted slightly, surprise flickering across his otherwise calm features. “Philip? The same Alpha who…” He didn’t need to finish. The weight of what he meant hung heavy between them.“Yes.” Z

The infirmary felt heavy with the scent of herbs and healing salves, but Zoe’s resolve was lighter than it had been in days. The moonlight filtering through the window cast a silver glow across the quiet room, bathing it in an almost ethereal calm. Her legs were steady beneath her now, her magic thrumming low but steady within her veins. She was ready to face the next challenge - and the first step was seeing Dominic.Zoe pushed open the door to his room quietly, her breath catching as she caught sight of him. Dominic’s usually vibrant form looked worn and pale against the stark white sheets. His chest, left bare to aid healing, still bore the angry marks of the dark lightning that had struck him. Blackened veins streaked from the wound, fading now but still a haunting reminder of the danger they had all faced.She moved closer, her heart aching. “Dominic,” she whispered, her voice barely breaking the silence.His eyelids fluttered at the sound of her voice, and a soft groan escaped hi

Cassius POV Cassius leaned against the stone railing of the academy’s upper courtyard, his sharp eyes scanning the pathways below. His thoughts had been a chaotic mess ever since the attack, torn between his duty to uncover the growing threat of Caelum and his constant worry about Zoe. When he saw the door to Ellara’s office open, his attention snapped to her.Zoe stepped into the cool twilight, her movements measured and thoughtful. The faint glow of the moon illuminated her face, still pale from her ordeal, but strikingly beautiful in its quiet determination. Her brow was furrowed as though the weight of the world rested on her shoulders.Cassius felt an ache in his chest, a longing he rarely allowed himself to feel. He wanted to reach out, to touch her, to tell her she wasn’t alone in this battle. But he hesitated. For all his strength and confidence, moments like these made him feel uncertain.Instead, he straightened and descended the stairs toward her, his steps lig

Zoe paced the hallway outside the infirmary, her mind a whirlwind of thoughts and emotions. The image of Dominic - his black eyes, the dark veins twisting across his body - was seared into her memory. It wasn’t just darkness consuming him; it was something alive, ancient, and malicious.Sara sat nearby, her leg bouncing with nervous energy. “What was that? He wasn’t just angry or hurt - he was something else entirely.”Zoe stopped pacing and leaned against the wall, clutching her still bandaged arm. “It’s the same darkness we saw during the attack. It’s inside him now. But how? Why him?”“I don’t know,” Sara admitted, her voice shaking. “But we have to do something. We can’t let him stay like this.”The door to the infirmary swung open, and Cassius emerged, his expression hard but composed. His silver eyes found Zoe immediately, softening slightly when they landed on her.“He’s stable for now,” Cassius said. “I managed to suppress the worst of it, but it’s not gone. The darkness has ta

The hollow echoes of their footsteps filled the abandoned chamber as Zoe, Cassius, and Sara stepped inside. The room was eerily empty - bare stone walls stretched out in every direction, the air stagnant and heavy. Not a single piece of furniture, decoration, or personal item remained. It was as if the space had never been occupied, a ghostly shell devoid of life.Zoe’s eyes swept across the chamber, her brow furrowing. “It’s like they vanished into thin air.”Cassius knelt near one of the walls, his silver eyes narrowing as he ran a hand over the cold stone. “No, they were careful. This wasn’t just an escape - it was a cleansing. They erased every trace of themselves. No scents, no marks, nothing to tie them here.”“They knew we’d come looking,” Sara said, her tone bitter. She crossed her arms, glancing around the chamber as if willing something to appear. “And they made sure we’d find nothing.”Zoe felt a surge of frustration. The emptiness was unnerving, a silent reminder of how met