Chapter 55 – The Forbidden Line
The chamber fell into a hushed silence as Sophie’s words echoed into the ancient walls.
> “I’m descended from a bloodline that was supposed to be extinct... forbidden.”
Adrian took a step back, as if the gravity of what she said pulled at his very soul. “You’re one of them—the Veiled Ones. The Moon’s vessels.”
Elder Magnus’s eyes widened with disbelief. “That bloodline was purged centuries ago. The Council declared them heretics—too powerful, too unpredictable.”
“But she’s alive,” Adrian said firmly, his gaze locked with Sophie’s. “And she’s standing here, breathing proof that the Council failed.”
Magnus nodded slowly, walking to the shelves and pulling a scroll from a sealed box. “There’s something you need to see.”
He unrolled it across a stone t
