The Maid the Alphas Couldn't Forget
Kael asked, his hand resting on his blade.
Zephyr’s silver eyes flickered. “The kind that doesn’t breathe.”
He pressed his palm against the door. The runes flared, then faded. The iron groaned, swinging open with a heavy, grinding screech.
We stepped inside.
The vault was vast—a circular chamber lined with shelves of gold, artifacts, and ancient relics. But at the center, on a pedestal of black obsidian, lay a crown.
It was made of silver and moonlight, woven into a delicate, intricate lattice that seemed to glow from within. It pulsed with a soft, rhythmic light, like a heartbeat.