A month later, the Nightshade Clan officially announced that a distant relative, Helena, would be succeeding as the new Princess.The old ruler had fallen, and a new heir had risen. As for what truly happened, those who knew the truth kept their silence.Augustine, meanwhile, was lost in an endless night.After returning to the Salinger Clan, he stopped feeding. He did nothing but clutch Haley’s belongings—the broken ring, a shawl she once wore, even an old perfume bottle—and sit motionless in a darkened room like a soulless puppet.He became shockingly thin, his pale skin losing its last hint of color, his eyes sinking into his skull. The once sharp, arrogant, and predatory gaze was now just a hollow, dead void.The Salinger elders tried to reason with him, but it was useless.Under intense pressure from the Nightshade Clan, the consequences of the blood oath were enforced to the letter. All of Augustine’s assets—his territories, mines, castles, businesses, and personal wealth—were tr
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