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Chapter 40 — Vein Resonance
Author: Rahmat Ry
last update2025-11-17 14:07:18

The chain had ruptured. Now, they would see if it could hold, or if the entire world would unravel because of it.

For Ren, the unraveling began in silence.

The Wolf Clan settlement felt different without Lyra’s presence. It wasn't just her physical absence; it was the lack of that subtle, harmonizing frequency she emitted, the one that had quietly smoothed the jagged edges of his power and the world itself. Now, the edges were sharp again. The deep, root-like hum of the Wolf Clan’s beastline, which had been a steady backdrop, now felt like a low, persistent growl. It was a sound only he could hear, a vibration in the marrow of his bones.

He stood at the edge of the great tree city, watching the path she had taken until it vanished into the thick timber. Kael leaned against a nearby tree, sharpening a dagger with a methodical shhh-click, shhh-click that was the only concession to the tension between them.

“She’ll be fine,” Kael said, not looking up from his work. He’d repeated some var
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