KORVUS’S POV
"She... re-refused to come, Your Majesty," Gemini stammered, her eyes glued to the floor, her body trembling slightly.
Silence.
A long, suffocating silence fell over the throne room as everyone held their breath, waiting for my reaction. The weight of their fear was almost tangible, but I remained still, my focus trained on the gleaming edge of my sword. The rhythmic motion of the cloth against steel filled the air, the only sound accompanying the rising tension.
I could feel Gemini's silent prayers—pleas for mercy, for safety. She wanted me to spare her from my wrath, but mercy had never been my strongest virtue.
A slow, wicked smile crept onto my lips as I finally set my sword aside, my fingers tracing its hilt. I had offered my queen the choice to come willingly, to ma
