Chapter 56: Shadows of the Past
Selena’s POV
The old scrolls smelled of dust and time, their edges frayed from centuries of handling. They whispered secrets in a language most had forgotten, but I had spent enough nights buried in texts like these to decipher their meaning.
I traced the faded ink with my finger, the ancient script revealing the history of a man who had been both revered and reviled: Veyron.
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It had started with a question—a quiet, nagging thought that refused to leave me. Why did Veyron despise Aria so deeply? His hatred seemed too personal, too visceral, to be born of mere ambition.
The more I observed him, the more the pieces didn’t add up. He was ruthless, yes, but there was something else, something beneath the surface. I had seen it in his eyes during our las
