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Chapter 9: The Council of War

Penulis: Nova Quinn
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-03-06 08:39:29

The dust in the East Wing hallway didn't settle; it drifted like ghosts in the moonlight streaming through the shattered windows. I stood in the center of the carnage, the remnants of Killian’s shirt draped over my shoulders. The fabric smelled of cedar, rain, and the metallic tang of his blood—a scent that tried to trigger memories I had spent five years trying to burn.

My skin was still buzzing from the transformation. To the outside world, I looked like a woman who had just survived an assas
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