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Chapter 26

Penulis: Lucienne
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-30 02:25:08

Erevan went still.

Not the stillness of shock, or anger, or fear—

but a deeper, colder freeze.

As if the air around him crystallized into silence.

“Aria,” he said carefully, “say that again.”

She swallowed. “My mother… she said when the realms demand a queen, I have to decide what kind of world I’ll rule.”

Shadows rippled across the cavern floor.

Slow.

Dangerous.

Erevan stepped back—not away from her, but as if giving himself room to think, room to breathe.

A muscle worked in his jaw. “A queen of what realm?”

“I don’t know,” Aria whispered. “She didn’t say.”

“That is what terrifies me.”

His shadows bristled, agitated. The cavern responded, its pillars dimming as if afraid to listen.

Aria crossed her arms, trying to hold herself steady. “Erevan… slow down. I’m not trying to take anyone’s throne.”

“You wouldn’t be taking it,” he murmured. “It would fall on you. That is worse.”

She frowned. “Why is it worse?”

“Because thrones choose harshly,” he said. “And the price they demand is rarely
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