Chapter 136: The Line

The moon, a silent witness to the turmoil that had unfolded within the castle walls, cast its ethereal glow upon a kingdom still reeling from the events of the night. Hera, the vampire princess, paced the moonlit terrace, the echo of the she-wolf's banishment a phantom weight upon her immortal heart. The shadows had danced to her will, but the victory felt hollow, a bitter wine leaving a stain on her soul.

Behind her, Davien, the alpha king, stood shrouded in silence, his golden eyes etched with regret and a newfound urgency. His presence, once a constant source of comfort, now felt like a distant shore she no longer knew how to reach.

"Hera," Davien's voice broke the fragile silence, his tone measured, laden with the weight of regret. "The moon paints your anger in silver, your sorrow in moonlight. But know this, my love, the echoes of my mistake will not drown out the song of my devotion."

Hera turned, her crimson eyes glinting like jewels in the lunar light. "Words are whispers in t