Veil of Echoes

The mirrors don’t lie.
But they don’t tell the truth either.

Bree Holloway took the Ashen Oath and walked out of the chamber changed—stronger, certain, finally whole.
Or so everyone believes.
But the sanctuary has started to respond to a version of Bree who doesn’t flinch, doesn’t hesitate, and doesn’t carry scars. The boys feel it first—the quiet wrongness in her Ether, the way her presence ripples through every bond they share.
As the Council tightens its hold and ancient magic stirs, the chamber beneath the sanctuary awakens once more, calling to those desperate enough to believe it can save them. And somewhere in the depths of the Void, something answers back.

Old enemies are stirring. Forgotten vows are breaking. And love, once their salvation, might be the very thing that shatters them.