Chapter 46 The Necklace He Watches

• The pain vanishes from his face almost instantly. He slumps forward, hands braced against the ground, chest heaving.
• Across from him, Lady Celestia stumbles back like she’s been gutted. Her eyes go wide, one hand clawing at her chest as if she’s trying to hold herself together—or stop something from slipping out.
• For a second—just a second—she looks… broken. All the arrogance and venom she wore like a crown has been stripped away. She no longer looks like royalty. No longer powerful. No longer the predator she always pretended to be.