It all hit her at once.
The betrayal, anger, pain, sorrow, loss, and regret—emotions crashed into her like a tidal wave, leaving her frozen in place.
Kael, clad in a fine tunic embroidered with intricate golden stitches, stood before her, exuding the same cold arrogance that had once made her heart race. Now, it only fueled the fire raging within her.
He looked untouched by the past, unburdened by the sins he had committed against her. The very sight of him made her breath hitch, a sickening mix of fury and disgust crawling up her throat.
She had spent countless nights hunted by that moment—his words, his betrayal, the cruel finality in his voice as he sentenced her to death.
'End her, and burn her body.'
A death sentence from the man who had once vowed to cherish her.
Her fingers t
