The High Sanctuary wasn’t a prison, but it felt like one.It was a round room at the top of the fortress, with walls of crystal and white stone. From here, I could see the whole valley, the fires of Silas’s Silver Crest camp to the west and the dark walls of Killian’s Midnight Moon to the east. I was trapped in the middle, like a bird in a glass cage, waiting to see if I was a queen or a curse.Two Council guards stood outside the door, their faces hidden by silver masks. They didn’t speak or move. They were mortal reminders that I was no longer under an Alpha’s protection. I was property of the Law.I sat on the white silk cushions, my hand on my stomach. The baby was quiet now, satisfied after taking power from the Executioner. But a cold chill remained deep inside me, one no fire could warm.“You look like a saint in this light, Elara. Too bad it’s all a lie.”I didn’t turn. I knew the voice. Silas was on the balcony, having sneaked past the guards using a Silver Crest shadow-step,
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