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Chapter 39: Desecration

Author: Justin Lights
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-21 03:30:45

Lyria's POV

I paced furiously along the cobblestone pathway, my boots making soft thuds against the damp stones. The palace grounds were eerily quiet, the sun sinking into the horizon, casting everything in an orange gloom. My heart raged just as fiercely as the storm brewing inside the clouds above.

Days had passed since the cruel revelation I found in that history book had sliced through me, days since I swore I would have my vengeance. Yet here I was, still stewing, still simmering, still plotting my first act of rebellion and pain against him—the King who had ruined my life... the bloodline that had destroyed my parents.

I clenched my fists so hard that my nails bit into my skin. I needed to act. I needed to strike.

As I turned a sharp corner of the palace gardens, my eyes fell upon something.

The Fountain.

It stood proudly in the center of the courtyard, its crystalline waters cascading down intricate carvings of ancient wolves locked in an eternal dance. I stopped in my tracks,
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