Godless Prince
Saw the way those silver eyes darkened, pupils dilating slightly as they traced the line of his throat, the curve of his jaw.
"Commander Drayke," Queen Ysoria's voice cut through the tension like a blade. "How good of you to join us."
Monster. The word rang through Caelum's mind, but it carried less conviction than it should have.
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Several months earlier...
General Velis Drayke stood cloaked in the shadows of Ashan's Great Cathedral, where the air reeked of incense and human devotion. Golden light from countless candles guttered against cold marble, casting the gathered congregation in a soft, forgiving glow that did nothing to mask the rot beneath the ceremony's gilded surface.
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