✦ Chapter 47 ✦
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Vealis moved through the candlelit corridor in unbroken silence, her footsteps echoing softly against the cold cement floor. The mansion slumbered in unnatural stillness, a quiet so heavy it felt alive, pressing against the walls like something breathing in the dark. Only the faint flicker of candle flames dared to move, their light trembling weakly against the long shadows stretching across the hallway.
As she advanced deeper, a faint murmur reached her ears.
Voices.
Curiosity stirred within her, slow and deliberate. Vealis paused, her steps fading into stillness as she turned toward the sound. The door ahead stood barely ajar, spilling a thin blade of candlelight into the corridor. Without a sound, she leaned closer, her gaze slipping through the narrow opening.
Inside, Nyxara stood like a queen carved from darkness, her blazing purple eyes fixed upon the man kneeling before her.
