Chapter 1053 – Too Unstable?
Adrian stopped behind him.
For a second, the wind moved through the silver grass, brushing against their legs like the field itself was whispering not to speak too loudly near the tower.
Then Adrian said, "That's impossible."
Lux did not look back.
His fingers hovered inches from the gray wall. The stone looked ordinary at first glance. Old, weathered, scarred by age and vines. But Lux's senses moved deeper than sight. Beneath the surface, something twisted. Not like bricks stacked by hands. Not like mortar placed layer by layer.
No.
This was pressure forced into shape.
A body made into architecture.
A will wrapped in stone.
Lux's eyes narrowed.
"No," he said quietly. "This tower was meant to trap."
Adrian's face tightened. "Trap what?"
Lux stepped closer.
Naomi felt something in the air change and instinctively held her breath.
Lux pressed his palm against the tower.
The response was immediate.
Not visible.
