Chapter 49 The Citadel Bleeds

The Citadel loomed around them, its stone walls soaked with the weight of centuries, secrets embedded in every crack. The air inside was stifling, as if the ancient stronghold itself sensed what was coming—and feared it. Isla and Dominic moved in silence through the halls, her golden eyes glowing like twin suns in the gloom. Her power didn’t flicker anymore; it pulsed, steady and commanding. She wasn’t hiding it—there was no point now. Let them come. Let them see the wrath they had forged with their betrayals and lies.