The boy introduced himself as Kael. He explained that the "pause" was not random — something was controlling time.
Elara felt a chill. If time had stopped everywhere, someone must have the power to do this. But why? And what did they want?
Kael taught her how to "sense" pockets of movement and hinted at others who might be awake like them. But the more she learned, the more dangerous it seemed.
Every step outside her comfort zone revealed a world of frozen secrets.