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CHAPTER 6: Part 04

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I'd kissed her brow, tasted blood and tears and the salt of my own grief.

Sworn an oath with the solemnity of a knight pledging service to his lord.

Promised I'd burn them from the inside out, that I'd destroy everything they'd built, everything they loved, everything that brought them joy.

Every heir.

Every bond.

Every name they'd carried with pride.

Every child they'd raised to follow in their footsteps.

And now—the girl in that photograph was my bride.

Their daughter.

Their precious princess.

The one they'd used as a witness to Elira's fall, the one they'd positioned in that frame like she was part of the celebration.

The one they gave me now as an offering, as if her body could somehow balance the scales of what they'd taken from me.

As if that would ever be enough.

As if anything could ever be enough.

I stood with the fluid grace of a predator, every movement deliberate and controlled.

Went to the fire, feeling the heat wash over my face like a blessing.

Pulled the iron poker fro
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