BOUND TO THE BLOOD KING
Just whispers in the dark, systems failing, drones turning on their masters.
Ash stood at her balcony, overlooking the glowing city of Vienna, reborn as her phoenix capital. A storm gathered over the Danube. She could feel her mother’s presence, like a pulse in the bones of the world.
“She’s here,” Ash murmured.
One of her generals bowed. “Impossible. We’ve sealed every approach ”
A scream cut through the night. The tower lights went dark.
Ash smiled faintly, turning toward the window. Lightning fractured the sky, and for a split second, she saw her across the burning square Bianca, standing amid the fire, cloak whipping in the wind.
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