As various factions lurked on the battlefield, bracing for the impending storm of chaos—one destined to shake the very foundations of the empire in the near future…
A lone girl stood in the distance, silently observing the tempest on the verge of erupting.
With a somber expression, she gazed ahead, her mind adrift in memories of that fateful night—the night that had upended her life and bound her to the will of that man.
Prince Aegon Valerion.
The monster who wore human skin.
Closing her eyes, the events of that night resurfaced, vivid and unrelenting, as if they had happened just yesterday.
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One month ago…
At the very moment the assault on the temple concluded and Kai Luc fell…
Another scheme had been unfolding in the shadows—one that no one had even suspected.
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-Selina Hemsworth Pov-
"Huh?"
I awoke slowly, feeling as though I had been lost in an endless slumber.
Thick ropes bound my wrists and bare ankles.
My body was drenched, my hair tangled and disheveled.
