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Chapter 42: Poisoned Loyalties
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REVENGE AFTER REBIRTH-THE LORD'S FORSAKEN BRIBE Chapter 49: The Breaking Point
The banquet hall glittered with gold and firelight, a scene of opulence that could not disguise the rot beneath. Crystal goblets chimed, platters overflowed with roasted pheasant and sugared fruits, and laughter rippled like fragile glass ready to crack.But beneath the music and perfume, tension thrummed like a taut string. Everyone felt it. Everyone knew.Damien sat at the head of the table, his goblet untouched, his gaze sharp and restless. At his right, Aria clung to her role as the ever-devoted lady, pearls woven through her hair, her smile painted on like lacquer. On his left, I sat composed in sapphire silk, every movement measured, every word laced with quiet control.The Prime Minister lounged several seats away, his eyes like blades, watching, always watching.It began with a whisper, Aria’s voice, pitched sweetly but meant to carry.“I hear,” she said lightly, “that the Prime Minister has found a new confidante in
REVENGE AFTER REBIRTH-THE LORD'S FORSAKEN BRIBE Chapter 46: The Mirror Shatters
Aria came to him in the evening, dressed not in pearls and rose silk, but in simplicity. Her gown was pale cream, her hair unadorned, her face softened by cosmetics meant to evoke innocence.The corridor outside Damien’s study was dimly lit, shadows curling around the high-arched windows. I lingered at a distance, unseen by most, but with the perfect vantage to witness what unfolded.She knocked once before slipping inside, her voice low and careful.“My lord,” she murmured, bowing her head as she approached him. “I thought… perhaps we might speak privately.”Damien stood by the hearth, the fire painting his features in cruel light. His hands were clasped behind his back, his jaw tight as though carved from stone. He did not turn when she entered.“You should not be here,” he said coldly.Her lips trembled, but she pressed forward. “I was unwise at the banquet. I spoke too rashly. I only
REVENGE AFTER REBIRTH-THE LORD'S FORSAKEN BRIBE Chapter 48: Cassian’s Confession
The night air was sharp, biting as it curled through the palace’s northern balcony. I leaned against the cold stone railing, letting the chill steady me after the storm of the Prime Minister’s words.Three paths, he had said. All death, unless I bent my knee.But I would not.A flicker of movement stirred the shadows. Cassian stepped from the darkness as if the night itself had shaped him. His cloak fell loose around his shoulders, the glint of steel at his hip a reminder of the danger that never left us.“You should not be here,” I murmured, though my voice lacked conviction.“And yet I am.” His tone was quiet, threaded with amusement. “Every time I turn away, I find you standing at some precipice, staring into the abyss. One day, Serina, you may decide to jump.”I looked at him then, the torchlight carving his features in sharp relief. “And if I do?”His eyes were dark, unr
REVENGE AFTER REBIRTH-THE LORD'S FORSAKEN BRIBE Chapter 47: The Ultimatum Renewed
The Prime Minister waited for me in the library, as though he owned the place.The fire burned low in the hearth, the scent of old parchment heavy in the air. He stood near the shelves, gloved hands clasped behind his back, his eyes gleaming with the patience of a man who had already calculated every outcome.I closed the door behind me, the quiet click echoing like a verdict.“You summoned me,” I said. My tone was cool, detached, though my pulse quickened. He had not summoned Damien. Only me. That alone was telling.He inclined his head, smiling faintly. “Lady Serina. Forgive the impropriety. But matters of survival rarely wait for permission.”He gestured to a stack of scrolls upon the table. I approached, curiosity tempered by caution. The seals bore the marks of noble houses, letters of debt, canceled alliances, and even discreet pledges of loyalty redirected toward him.Proof.Proof that Damien’s fou
REVENGE AFTER REBIRTH-THE LORD'S FORSAKEN BRIBE Chapter 45: The Web Tightens
The council chamber smelled of smoke and sweat. Torches flickered along the stone walls, casting long shadows across the polished table where the kingdom’s most powerful men sat with their masks of civility.Damien stood at the head of the chamber, his cloak unfastened, his hair unkempt as though he had stormed here without pause. His eyes burned like coals, and at his side, Captain Eryndor knelt, wrists bound, a guard’s blade pressed against his back.Whispers coursed through the chamber like water through cracks.I entered quietly, every gaze turning toward me as though I might explain. I did not. I simply took my seat, hands folded, expression serene.“Traitor,” Damien snarled, his voice reverberating through the hall. He shoved Eryndor forward so he collapsed at the foot of the table. “A serpent in my ranks. My own commander is selling secrets to our enemies.”The councilors exchanged wary looks. One cleared his throat. “My lord… do you have proof?”Damien’s laugh was sharp, wild.
REVENGE AFTER REBIRTH-THE LORD'S FORSAKEN BRIBE Chapter 44: The serpent whisper
The candlelight burned low in my chambers, its flame shrinking as if suffocated by the weight of the night.I sat at my desk, the ledger open before me, its inked secrets stretching like veins across the page. Names, bribes, blood debts proof of a rot that infected the palace far deeper than even Damien knew.Yet for all the shadows hidden in ink, it was the silence that unnerved me most.Lira had retired early, claiming a fever. A convenient excuse, given what I now knew of her loyalties. I allowed her absence, though I posted no protest. Better to let the serpent believe herself unseen.The silence fractured with the faintest scrape.A shift in the air. A breath where none should be.I did not look up immediately. Instead, I dipped my quill, writing a single word upon the parchment as though nothing had changed.“Show yourself,” I said softly.The shadow that emerged from the corner moved with deadly grace. A mask of coiled silver obscured his face, serpent eyes glinting through the
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