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Chapter 60: longing

Author: Maria D. D
last update Last Updated: 2025-01-31 21:14:24

Life was good for Eryx.

He had his power back. The one thing that he'd always wanted.

He was in his brother's place, enjoying all his privileges and everything that came with power.

His so-called mother was out of the way. No one could tell him what to do. He was at liberty to do everything that he wanted.

Eryx leaned back in his sleek leather chair, the dim light of his office, swirling around as his fingers drummed against the polished mahogany desk as he stared at nothing in particular, his thoughts consumed by a singular obsession Nova.

“There's no old witch to tell me what to do, no brother to keep stealing what should be mine,” he chuckled at his own joke and slammed his fist on the table excitedly.

Life had been good for him ever since he took the reins of power from his brother. Wealth, influence, and control were at his fingertips, yet the one thing he truly desired remained out of reach. Nova.

She haunted his thoughts, her absence was a persistent ache that no amount
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