Chapter 39 The Wrong Father
- Aveline couldn’t shake Gabriel’s voice from her head.
- “Luca isn’t Cassian’s son… and you know it.”
- The words cut like a blade, over and over, until her breathing turned shallow. She stood in the corridor of Flamekeeper Legacy Academy, her gaze fixed on the marble floor. Outside, the sound of students’ footsteps mingled with the hum of conversation, but in her ears there was only a hollow ringing.