Samantha POV Cassius did not dramatize the announcement. Which, frankly, made it infinitely more terrifying. No thunder. No ritual circle. No blood-on-stone theatrics that vampires apparently loved when they wanted to feel important. He simply stood in the Heart, adjusted the cuffs of his coat like a man about to deliver lab results, and said: “I will notify the Houses.” Lucien stiffened beside me. Sébastien, who had been lounging far too comfortably against a pillar, straightened immediately. “And?” I asked. “You’re going to tell them what, exactly?” Cassius met my gaze. Calm. Precise. Controlled. “That I have verified the continuity of sovereign architecture,” he said. “That the Sanctuary recognizes you. That the Queen’s mark is intrinsic, not induced.” He paused. “That the reincarnation is authentic.” The Sanctuary hummed once—low, satisfied. I snorted. “Wow. That’s it? No behold? No kneel, you fools?” Cassius’s mouth twitched. “I am a healer, not a cult leader.”
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