Frosthearth hadn’t felt the warmth of fire in years.Once the proud heart of the vampire lineages, it now lies buried under ice, silence, and sorrow. Wind howled through shattered archways, and jagged icicles hung like fangs from the ribs of its ruined cathedral. The blood-streaked mosaics, once vivid tales of battle, blurred now beneath frost and time.That’s where Lucien woke. Not in a bed.Not in a coffin.But half-submerged in snow, blood on his lips, ash wedged deep beneath his nails.He stayed there a while, still.Breathing slowly. Each heartbeat a weight, dragging through him like something that had died below and didn’t want to rise.Then, He remembered her. The woman with the crown of thorns.Not Elara.Her sister.Sirelia.And just like that, the dream cracked open.Lucien gasped, wrenched himself free, and staggered upright. His coat was in tatters. The silver thread that once ran through it had scorched away. A crescent-shaped scar curved across his ribs.It came back to him.He
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