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Chapter 90

Author: Favour Kerry
last update publish date: 2026-02-16 08:32:40

Chapter 90: The Last Supper

The doors to the Vance Villa didn't creak; they glided open with the silent, predatory grace of a system recognizing its master.

Jade stepped over the threshold, her boots clicking on the white marble she had once bled upon. The air inside didn't smell like the obsidian rot of the city. It smelled of expensive cedar, vintage red wine, and—most hauntingly—the specific, powdery scent of the lilies Julian used to keep in the foyer.

"The air is filtered," Caspian whisper
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