The Rejected Queen
“And if she’s using physical conduits, there must be texts that describe counter-rituals. The old priests wrote about spiritual cleansing. Possession-breaking.”
“Possession?” The word burned in my throat.
Lira nodded slowly. “That’s what this is, Damon. The first thread of it.”
Rayna exhaled, steady but cold. “Then we find the thread and cut it before she weaves the rest.”
“Somewhere in this library,” Lira said, scanning the endless shelves, “there’s a volume called ‘Divine Inversions.’ It’s one of the oldest texts on corrupted bindings. Half myth, half manual. I haven’t read it yet; the last archivist sealed it after the war of the twin gods. Thanks to Wendrah we have it here. But if the se
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