The Apex's hidden mate
"You made the experiment seem like a success to stop her from being suspicious."
"That's right," Eleanor's voice echoed. "Eliana was powerful enough to defeat me back then if she had discovered the truth."
I kept walking, following the path of the dead until I reached a small, cleared area. The air shimmered, and a throne materialized from the shadows, wrought from twisted, dark metal. Seated upon it was Eleanor, finally revealed. She was dressed in a gown of shadow and blood-red, her expression one of supreme, cruel satisfaction.
"I allowed them a few years of their happy little ending before I struck," she said, examining her nails. "That was mercy enough."
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