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Chapter 156: THE SERPENT IN THE WALLS

Author: Dione Zeus
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-08 16:09:47

Night settled over the palace like ink poured over stone.

Quiet.

Soft.

Too soft.

Serina sat in her chamber, a single candle burning beside her. The flame moved only slightly, though no window was open.

Cassian stood guard just beyond the door, close enough to react, far enough to give her space.

The palace was not asleep.

It was holding its breath.

There is a silence that comes before a storm.

This was not that silence.

This silence came after the knife was already drawn.

A whisper of movement.

Barely sound.

More absence of sound.

Serina’s eyes lifted.

Someone was already in the room.

She did not startle.

She did not speak.

She did not move.

She simply breathed slowly, steadily acknowledging the presence without fear.

A shadow separated itself from the darker shadows near the ceiling beam.

Graceful.

Controlled.

The figure dropped soundlessly to the floor cloth mask, black gloves, no scent.

Not a servant.

Not a guard.

A serpent.

The mark on the back of the gl
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