Chapter 79

• Chapter 79: The Mark of Forever
• The night was deep and heavy, the kind of night that pressed down on the city and whispered secrets through the cracks of the streets. Elena stood in front of the mirror in the southern mansion, her hair falling loose, the silk robe clinging to her frame. The reflection staring back at her wasn’t the girl who had once begged for her life. She looked older, sharper, dangerous. But her eyes still betrayed the truth: she was terrified of what came next.
• Behind her, the door opened without a knock. Gabriel stepped in first, shirt undone, a wicked grin tugging at his lips. Alessio followed, silent as shadow, his presence grounding the storm.