Bound to the Death King
The fire crackled softly, casting amber light across the lavish furnishings, the polished marble tables, and the carved wooden furniture of the man who had turned her entire world into ash.
Let him fall, a cold, venomous voice whispered in the dark corners of her mind. He burned your home. He slaughtered your bloodline, even if your father deserved it. He locked you in iron and claimed you as his property before his court. If Vane strikes tonight, the tyrant dies, and you are free.
It was the perfect outcome. The exact vengeance she had sworn to execute five years ago, delivered cleanly by the hands of his own betrayed commander. She wouldn't even have to stain her own hands with his blood.