All Chapters of A Wager for The Siren: Chapter 21 - Chapter 24

Nobody moved.Not Amelia.Not Felix.Not Dante.Even the flames inside the wall sconces seemed to have stopped flickering.Seraphina stood in the center of Amelia’s bedroom as though three thousand years were nothing more than a long night’s sleep.Her final words remained suspended between them.It was written to warn us about you.Amelia stared at her.Then she laughed.It wasn’t because anything was funny.It was the strange, hollow sound a person made when reality had finally become too ridiculous to accept.“Okay.”Seraphina watched her carefully.“Okay,” Amelia repeated, nodding slowly. “You’re supposedly my grandmother. You’re supposedly the First Crown. You’re supposedly three thousand years old. And now you’re telling me an ancient prophecy that has controlled my entire life wasn’t written to guide me.”“No.”“It was written because everyone was afraid of me.”“Yes.”Amelia’s smile disappeared.“Get out.”Felix’s eyes shifted toward her.“Amelia—”“Not you.”Her eyes never lef

The Corvo estate had never felt like a home protected by guards.Tonight, it felt like a fortress preparing for war.By the time the gates opened, every exterior light burned.Royal guards lined the drive.Siren sentries stood along the eastern wall.Fae wards shimmered faintly over the roof.Two wolves patrolled the tree line in shifted form.And still—Amelia didn’t feel safe.She stepped from the vehicle before it had completely stopped.“Amelia!”Alexander’s voice followed her.She ignored him.Her shoes struck stone as she hurried toward the entrance.Felix caught up first.Dante wasn’t far behind.Max passed all three of them.He didn’t walk.He ran.The front doors opened before they reached them.Isolde stood there.“Max?”“Where is he?”Her face changed immediately.“What happened?”“Where is Legolas?”“The library.”Max disappeared down the hall.Isolde looked at Amelia.“What happened?”Amelia barely slowed.“We don’t know yet.”“That isn’t an answer.”“Welcome to my life.”