Chapter 45 = The Arrival of House Crimson
Greyson takes command
Zara refuses to stay behind
They reach walls
Silver banners below
House representative arrives
Demands Zara surrender
Greyson refuses
Tension erupts
End chapter with first attack
Chapter 46 = War Begins
Full battlefield chaos
Spear throw
Greyson takes hit
Zara snaps
That fixes pacing perfectly.
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Rebuilt Chapter 45
Chapter 45
Zara’s POV
Greyson moved like a storm unleashed.
One second he was kissing me.
The next, he was all command, fury, and sharpened instinct.
He strapped a sword across his back while barking orders before he’d even crossed the room.
“Seal the inner gates. Double archers on the west ridge. No one opens the northern pass without my word.”
Davon nodded, already halfway out the door.
