Chapter 76: You are not alone.

Chapter 76: You are not alone.

Selena pressed her hands together in her lap, her gaze dropping to the blanket beneath her. The forest was quiet now, the echoes of the warriors’ departure fading into the night. She drew a slow breath and finally spoke, her voice low but steady.

"I have always felt indebted to Silas," she began. "Years ago, he saved me from being killed by rogues. I believed he was loyal—to me, to my family, to the kingdom. I gave him my loyalty freely. I never imagined he was a snake, waiting for the moment to strike, to sting me when I least expected it."

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