Chapter 30 – Breaking the Curse
Eira stood at the heart of the Moonlight Sanctuary, the marble beneath her feet glowing with divine runes that pulsed like a heartbeat. Every breath she drew came heavy, not just with anticipation—but finality. Alric was behind her, wounded and pale after shielding her from Selis’s spectral wrath in the throne room. He hadn’t spoken since they’d fled here, only watched her with eyes shadowed in pain, love, and fear.
The Oracle stood near the edge of the pool, face half-veiled, hands clasped in silent judgment. Around them, the bridal court was gone—disbanded. Corvina had vanished without a word. Mira and Marion guarded the archway, their faces stricken but resolute. Above, the crescent moon hung impossibly low, its light painting everything in silver truth
