Leona’s POV
The silence in the mansion was deafening. It pressed in on me from all sides, filling the space with an almost unbearable weight. The walls, once cold and imposing, now seemed to pulse with a life of their own. I could feel the power that had been lurking beneath the surface for so long, gathering strength with each passing moment. It was alive, and it wanted something from me. Something I wasn’t sure I could give.
But the truth was, I had already given so much. Every step we had taken in this house, every secret we had uncovered, had led to this moment. I stood on the edge of a precipice, and I could feel the yawning abyss below. The mansion was waiting for me to make my choice. The final choice.
Would I embrace my dark heritage, step into the power that called to me from t
