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Chapter 27 – The Choice

Author: Ella Gold
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-14 06:09:31

Rory's POV

The moment the chandeliers shattered, the ball turned into a nightmare.

Crystals rained down like fallen stars, screams filled the grand hall, and shadows slithered across the marble floor. Every mask, every smile, every glittering gown blurred into chaos.

And at the center of it all, Selene appeared.

Her beauty was too sharp, too perfect. Her black gown shimmered like midnight oil, her silver crown blazing with runes that hummed with dark power. Her presence made the groups fall quiet, every creature bowing against their will.

But her eyescold, silver, endlesswere fixed only on me.

“Little Harbinger,” she purred, her voice spreading like smoke across the hall. “It’s time.”

My stomach dropped. “Time for what?”

Her smile widened. “For your choice. The ritual cannot wait any longer.”

Elias moved in front of me instantly, his hand gripping his sword, his stance a wall. “You won’t touch her.”

Selene’s laughter rang out, smooth and cruel. “Always the protector
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