Court Of Sins And Twilight
He just stood there, tense, as if unsure whether to speak.
Aurocen turned to the crowd. “The challenge is concluded. The Twilight Court… wins.”
Stillness.
Then the courtiers burst into applause. Not wild. But respectful. Some clapped slowly, others bowed from a distance. Luna stood silently from her seat, her hands folded, her gaze unreadable.
I stood too. We shared a stare, just quiet, staring, no words before I look away first.
And breathed.
Valen turned to look up at me.
And gods—I nearly fell apart at the quiet in his eyes. The exhaustion. The ache. The apology he couldn’t speak yet.
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