Chapter 111

• Lyanna’s POV
• There’s a certain stillness in magic that I always found comforting. It’s as if, in the moments when I delve into the mysteries of ancient spells and forgotten histories, the world outside pauses. Time, for just a breath, stops its relentless march. But today, as I pored over a crumbling, yellowed scroll in the far reaches of the vampire archives, that stillness was heavy with something darker—a name I couldn’t shake.
• Sophia.