A Promise Forged in Fire
The cold that had settled in Lyra’s bones when she read the files wasn't just the chill of the unheated cabin; it was the icy grip of absolute horror. Elias Thorne. Her uncle. The man who had not only murdered her father but twisted the very essence of their pureblood lineage into a weapon of g******e. The man she was now pretending to serve. Every word, every schematics diagram, every chilling note on "Project Cerberus" solidified a truth far more monstrous than any revenge she had ever imagined. This wasn’t just about her. It was about all of them.
Grief, raw and sharp, tore through her for Gabriel, her father. The pureblood warrior, the tracker, the one who believed in harmony, betrayed and slandered by his own blood. The weight of his sacrifice settled on her
