Chapter 26: A Place That Is Mine

KING IDRA POV, 👑 👑 👑

“Take Kiana to your chambers.”

Mother’s voice is firm.

Unyielding.

I look at Kiana.

She is already looking at me.

For a moment, neither of us speaks.

Then I turn and begin to walk.

She hesitates.

I hear it in the slight pause behind me, the shift of her breath, the uncertainty in her steps.

Then she follows.

The walk is quiet.

The halls stretch before us, long and silent, lit only by the dim glow of torches. Our footsteps echo against the stone, the only sou