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Chapter 51 – “Echoes of a Curse”

ผู้เขียน: Kristina Angels
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Aries’ POV

(Within Theo)

Moonlight slides through the shattered stained glass of the old castle, painting colors over dust and decay. I stir within him—deep in Theo’s mind—watching, remembering, aching. Eva, Theo, and Sonia move through the ruins above, unaware that every step they take stirs up ghosts I have never truly buried.

They don’t know I’m here. Not fully. Not even Theo.

And that’s the point.

I’m not supposed to interfere. Only advise. Protect. Guide. But the deeper we walk into Queen Sarah’s broken kingdom, the harder it becomes to remain silent.

This place reeks of memory.

Christopher.

His name scrapes across my spirit like rusted blades.

He had been a child—five years old—when I first awakened inside him. Too young. Far too young. His hunger for power had outpaced his heart. Greatness came to him as a weapon, not a gift.

I remembered his joy when he made the elders bow. The triumphant smirk that didn’t fit his soft, round face. The day he struck Queen S
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