Chapter 36 The Queen Who Said No The Shadow King has chosen his queen. Those words blazed across the page like a brand, searing themselves into fate. High above, Serena stood at the tower window, a black blade pressed to her throat. Lucian’s hand rested on her shoulder, not gripping, not forcing. That’s what made it so much worse. Serena looked… peaceful. No fear, no anger, no desperation. Just a peace that didn’t belong to her. Down in the courtyard, Darius stared up, his chest tight with an emotion he refused to name. “Serena.” His voice, a plea that refused to die, echoed through the stone walls. Her eyes lowered, and where blue should have been, crimson light now glowed – wrong, corrupted, borrowed. Lucian smiled behind her, a private amusement. “She can hear you,” he called down lightly, “She just doesn’t care anymore.” Luna’s golden mark burned hot beneath her skin, like a wound being prodded. “She didn’t choose you,” Luna said sharply. Lucian leaned closer to Serena’s ear, h
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