A Ballad for the Broken (Cadence of the Fallen #2)

Chapter 30

Lyra,

It happened in a greenhouse, if you can believe it. It seems all my relationships as of late begin there. And yes, I can hear your laugh as clearly as I hear my own heartbeat, distant but there.

The sound is beautiful.

Please know I am still searching for you. From every crooked den to every holy temple, I am doing everything I possibly can to have you in my arms again. To ensure you don’t have to feel dazed or weak—for reasons I’ve decided not to ask. If you wanted me to know, you would have told me. But…

Please, Lyra, just tell me this one more time—

Are you alright?

D x

Though Draven waited and waited, a reply never came.