Miles' Point Of ViewWe filed through the grand, vaulted foyer and stepped into the family's private drawing room. It was a massive, sunlit chamber lined with towering bookshelves filled with glowing ancient tomes, deep plush velvet sofas in shades of deep indigo and gold, and a crackling magical hearth that cast a cozy, dancing glow over the room. The familiar scent of dried sage and old parchment settled over me like a blanket, and for the first time in what felt like forever, I allowed myself to simply breathe in the safety of home. Every corner of this room held some memory, some echo of the boy I'd been before duty and war had reshaped me, and for a moment I let myself exist in that overlap. The moment Zane took a seat on the softest sofa, my mother vanished toward a towering mahogany bookshelf in the corner. I immediately felt a cold spike of sheer, unadulterated dread shoot straight down my spine. "Mom..." I warned, taking a quick step forward, holding my hands up in a defe
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