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Chapter 53 - WAR

Author: Thattrekonsi
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-23 23:05:36

— ASARAIAH KAINE —

Yanila’s presence was a poison I could taste in the air.

Her smile dripped honey, but her eyes glittered sharp and cruel, the same eyes that had once watched me choke on dirt while her heel pinned my throat.

Now she stood in Malrik’s mansion, of all places, pretending it was concern that brought her here.

“Well,” she said lightly, her gaze never leaving mine, “I couldn’t possibly let my poor sister live in such… silence. We all thought maybe something terrible happened. Maybe she was… devoured.” Her eyes flicked deliberately to Malrik, then back to me. “But I see she’s still breathing. Lucky girl.”

My chest tightened. My knuckles burned from how tightly I was gripping my own palms.

Gaya finally spoke, her voice cool as steel. “Visits from Montovas aren’t welcome without notice.”

Yanila didn’t even flinch. She smiled wider. “How hospitable. No wonder Father was so reluctant to let her go.”

Father. The word curdled in my gut.

Malrik moved then. One step forward on the
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