Chapter 35: A Father’s Betrayal
Melissa’s POV
With each burst of energy from the relic, the lair trembled beneath my feet, the air becoming colder. I gasped for air as I looked at Damon, who had a triumphant expression on his face despite the chaos all around us.
With a tone full of hate, he replied, "You think you've won." "But Melissa, you don't know the half of it."
I balanced myself by holding onto the edge of the closest stone pillar. "Damon, what are you discussing? It's over. Both you and that item are breaking.
The sound of Damon's laugh cut through the tension like a sharp blade. Do you believe that I am the bad guy here? Are you even aware of the origin of this?
He pointed to the luminous fissures of the artefact, which were extending like webs. "I do not possess this power
