The Vampire King Married Death
A chill spread through the assembly.
Many of the nobles exchanged nervous glances.
Some avoided looking at one another altogether.
Nyx watched them quietly, her expression unreadable.
“The dead do not lie,” she said softly.
No one answered her.
High Priestess Selene slowly turned toward Lucien.
“Your Majesty, if this continues, the empire will descend into chaos. Every buried secret… every forgotten crime…”
“…will return,” Lucien finished.
Selene nodded grimly.
For centuries, the Night Empire had prided itself on order and stability. Now the dead themselves had become witnesses against the living, and no law or title could silence them.