AMADEO
My beast barely stirs. He’s completely at peace for the first time in centuries, undoubtedly enchanted by our greatest treasure lying amidst all our others. Valentina lays on her back, eyes closed, a small smile curls her lip.
I meant it when I told her no one else has been here. The witch didn’t count. Tetra was a friend of my mother’s and came here once to gather some earth for her potion before I began filling it with my treasures. It was an empty cave back then, not my hoard. Besides, Tetra’s been dead for centuries now. She left me with instructions that have since been committed to memory. Without it, even I can’t see what’s in here.
“We should get going, mi cielo.” I move closer to her, and she stirs slowly. “The later we leave, the colder it’ll be for you.”.
She stret
