Chapter 21 – Bloodline Secrets
The air in the palace was colder now, touched by the whisper of death that still clung to the marble halls after Lady Virelle’s mysterious end. Servants moved more quietly. Guards watched with narrowed eyes. Even the birds seemed to sing softer in the gardens.
But inside Eira, something louder stirred.
She stood alone in the Hall of Records, a forgotten wing of the eastern library. Mira had slipped her the key earlier that morning—furtively, her voice tight with warning. “You wanted answers. If you’re really ready, the Duke’s family files are here. Just… don’t let anyone see you.”
And Eira was ready—wasn’t she?
The musty scent of parchment and dust made her nostrils twinge. Shelves towered in silence around her, filled with scrolls and bound tomes that h
