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Chapter 114

Author: Shalom Egbebi
last update publish date: 2026-01-14 03:15:26

Seren's POV

“You still think this place belongs to you,” he said softly.

My teeth clenched as the chains tightened around my wrists.

“I know it doesn’t belong to you.”

The Thread space trembled as my words landed. The silver ground beneath my feet rippled like water struck by stone. The Chainbearer tilted his head, studying me as if I were a puzzle he had already solved once before.

“You learned defiance from pain,” he replied. “I taught you that.”

“No,” I said, forcing my shoulders back even a
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