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Chapter 94 – Embers of the Queen

Author: The Butterfly Mind
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-18 14:57:47

Sera woke to silence. A strange, heavy stillness that pressed against her skin like another layer of sheets. The velvet couch beneath her was cool now, a stark contrast to the fevered heat of the night before. Valerio was gone.

She sat up slowly, the ache in her muscles a sinful reminder of the way he'd made her body sing. The war room was dim, lit only by the dying flicker of monitors displaying silent security feeds. There was no sign of movement. No sign of him.

Her fingers brushed her neck where his teeth had marked her, a territorial brand buried in a kiss. Something about the absence of his warmth sent a chill down her spine.

"Valerio?" she called, her voice soft but urgent.

No answer.

She rose, pulling his black shirt around her, the silk smelling like smoke and leather and him. Her bare feet whispered over the cold floor as she crossed the room, eyes scanning for clues.

She didn’t need long to find one.

A piece of paper, folded once and left under a crystal paperweight shaped
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