The Heiress Revenge
It burned brightly within her, a shield against the encroaching whispers that filled her mind.
The veil flickered, destabilizing under her radiant will. “You will not take me! I am not your pawn!” she proclaimed, raising her hands as a warm golden light erupted, pushing back against the darkness.
The tree quaked, the ground beneath them rumbling as the whispers rose to a panic. “Foolish child!” the voices screeched, bitterness bleeding into their tone. “You will regret this defiance!”
In that moment, the whispers recoiled, withdrawing into the veil, and the shimmering curtain writhed as if in agony. The clearing grew quiet once more, the oppressive weight of the darkness lightening, yet Sera