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Chapter Forty: Shadow in the Flame
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Incubus Reborn: Sleepless promise Chapter Seventy-Four: The Shadows Slip
The tension from last night clung to Saraphina like a second skin. She hadn’t slept, not even when Lucian finally drifted into uneasy rest beside her. Every time she closed her eyes, she saw his face in the library: the disappointment, the fear, the unspoken question of whether she was still the woman he loved.By morning, her head ached with exhaustion. She forced herself to dress and follow Lucian into the council hall. The room buzzed with voices as advisors, generals, and commanders argued over maps spread across the table. Astra stood at one end, her posture sharp, her gaze sliding to Saraphina the moment she entered.“Ah,” Astra said, her tone smooth and cutting. “The lady graces us with her presence.”Lucian gave her a warning look, but Saraphina ignored Astra, slipping quietly into her seat. She kept her eyes on the maps, though the lines blurred under her weary gaze.General Kael was speaking. “The enemy’s movements are unpredictable. Scouts report they’ve shifted camps three
Incubus Reborn: Sleepless promise Chapter Seventy-Three: The First Consequence
The morning after felt different. The air pressed heavier, as though the world itself was waiting for something to break. Saraphina opened her eyes to the pale light filtering into their chamber, her body strangely alert though she had barely slept. Every sound was sharper. The rustle of the curtains, the distant footsteps in the hall, even the slow rhythm of Lucian’s breathing beside her—all of it vibrated with a clarity that unsettled her.She slipped from the bed quietly. The book remained hidden under the chest at the foot of the bed, wrapped in dark cloth. Yet even concealed, she could feel it humming, as if it were part of her now.Lucian stirred. “Leaving so early?”Saraphina froze, her back to him. “I couldn’t sleep. I thought a walk might help.”His voice was still heavy with sleep. “Be careful. The halls are not as empty as they seem.”“I will,” she promised, though her own words sounded distant to her ears.⸻In the corridor, servants passed her, bowing quickly before scurr
Incubus Reborn: Sleepless promise Chapter Seventy-Two: Shadows of Power
The morning light poured through the tall windows of the council chamber, gilding the marble floor in hues of pale gold. The day should have felt new, hopeful, but Saraphina felt no warmth. Her hands tightened on the back of the chair as she stood behind Lucian, watching him confer with Astra and the generals. The hum of strategy and sharp voices filled the space, yet to her it was all muffled, as though the air itself was pressing against her ears.Astra leaned over the map spread across the table, her long fingers brushing dangerously close to Lucian’s as she traced a possible route for their forces. “If we march through the valley here,” she said smoothly, “we’ll catch the Sovereign’s scouts off guard. But we must move quickly.”Lucian nodded, his expression thoughtful. “The valley is risky. If we’re flanked—”“Then we hold,” Astra cut in, her tone unwavering. “We’ve done it before. You have me at your side. That is enough.”Saraphina’s chest tightened. The casual way Astra said it
Incubus Reborn: Sleepless promise Chapter Seventy-One: Cracks in Trust.
The torches along the corridor burned low, their flames dancing in uneven shadows across the stone walls. The palace felt heavier after the last council meeting, as though the weight of a thousand whispered suspicions clung to its air. Lucian walked beside Saraphina, his steps silent but sharp, his shoulders tense from Astra’s subtle barbs during the gathering. Saraphina matched his pace, her eyes fixed ahead, yet she felt his distance like a blade pressed against her ribs.He had barely looked at her through the meeting, his attention instead locked on Astra’s every word, every suggestion, every calculation. It had been necessary, she reminded herself. Astra was their strategist, the sharp mind that could carve paths through traps and ambushes. Still, Saraphina hated the way Astra’s voice had curled around Lucian’s focus like smoke choking a flame.Lucian broke the silence first. “You were quiet in there.”“I didn’t need to speak,” Saraphina replied softly. “Everything important was
Incubus Reborn: Sleepless promise Chapter Seventy : The Gate That Breathes
The sound of pursuit grew sharper, claws hammering the wall, scraping closer. Every footfall carried more weight than the last. Lucian kept his blade ready, his breath steady, though his chest ached with the effort.“There,” Seris whispered suddenly.He followed her gaze. At the end of the causeway, a shape loomed out of the dark. It wasn’t stone. It shimmered faintly, its surface rippling as though it were made of water caught in constant motion. The gate.“That is no door,” Riven said.“It is the only way forward,” Seris told him.The whispers behind them grew louder, the creatures pressing faster. Their eyes flared in the dark like lanterns carried by a hundred hands.Mara’s voice shook. “If it is a trap—”Lucian cut her off. “If it is, we spring it. Better than being torn apart out here.”They reached the base of the gate. Up close it pulsed, faint as a heartbeat. The air around it was colder, sharper, every breath biting in their lungs.Seris lifted her hands. “I can open it. But
Incubus Reborn: Sleepless promise Chapter Sixty- Nine: The Shadow That Learns
The wall curved ahead of them, stone slick with damp and broken in places where roots had pushed through centuries ago. Their boots slapped against the surface in uneven rhythm, the sound carrying too clearly into the open dark around them. No one spoke at first. They all knew the silence was thinner now, alive with something moving just out of sight.Lucian kept his blade raised, even though his arm ached from the last fight. He wanted the weight in his hand, the reminder that he could still cut, still defend. Every time he blinked he saw the thing’s face again, if it could be called a face, and the memory of its soundless scream lingered in his bones.Astra broke the silence. “It is not gone.”“No,” Cael said, his voice flat. “It is not.”Riven spat over the edge. The spittle was whipped away into blackness before it could fall far. “Then it is waiting. Watching. Maybe learning.”Seris glanced at him. “Learning what?”“How to kill us better next time,” he said.Mara stumbled but cau
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