---- But then...
how could she exin her attraction to the other ve? That was what had led her to take him as her target.
"Maybe..." Sigrid recalled the sensations from that momentthe one who seemed unsettled was Electra.
Could that ve be Electras magical mate? It seemed like the most logical exnation, though everything was still spection.
The man Sigrid was supposed to save had, in truth, already been saved by ident.
That man...
was Ss.
Sigrid was growing more certain of it by the second.
High above the cold, towering city gates, where guards sought shelter inside their watchposts, the powerful white-haired warriornded gracefully.
He ced his most precious treasureSigridgently at his side.
Then, he stepped toward the center of the rooftop.
Lifting his hand, he drove the severed head of Morgana onto the pike protruding from the middle of the structure.
At sunrise, the entire De Croix estate would knowthey had a new ruler.
Sigrid stared at the rigid head, its neck sealed by coagted blood, its horrified expression frozen in death.
---- One less bitch.
But Lucrecia Silver? She would suffer far worse.
She turned to look at thesends she never wanted.
Once she left, maybe Electra would truly im them, or perhaps...
Drusi would Arms wrapped around her waist, pulling her back against a strong masculine chest.
Her backside pressed against the white-haired mans groin as he enclosed her possessively, inhaling the scent of her hair, pressing a kiss to her temple.
"Im sorry, Sigrid, but that other witchthe one who attacked me she escaped.
The specters couldnt find her," he whispered, regretcing his voice.
It didnt surprise her.
Neither did the fact that the book had vanished as well.
seek SIGRID There was a hidden room.
They found traces of her blood.
She stole that important book and then escaped through a teleportation portal inside that secret chamber," Ss exined.
"I figured as much.
Well find her eventually." "The specters have already gone hunting for her.
Dont worry," he assured me before adding "also..." He hesitated, and I braced myself for more bad news.
---- "They found the babies in their cribs.
It seems...
it seems that some of Morganas ves, once they realized their mistress was dead, decided to take their revenge...
on them." "Isee." I closed my eyes in sorrow.
?He who lives by the sword dies by the sword? They had nned their revenge and taken it out on those children, even knowing they could be punished by their new mistress.
Though, if I had truly been the real Electra, the first thing I would have done was eliminate Morganas offspring too.
I knew I couldnt change the entire future.
Some things would find a way to happen, no matter whatlike what happened with Drusi, even despite my intervention.
And that...
that terrified me.
Because if fate was so unyielding, could I really take him with me? That would change everything.
Everything.
"T recovered many of my memories," Ss murmured suddenly, tightening his hold around me.
"The experiments Lucrecia performed on me...
I can tell you about themter.
But I also remembered something elsesomething I want to share with you.
His lips brushed against my ear, his breath heavy against my neck, his powerful heart beating steadily against my back.
"What...
what did you remember?" I asked, almost afraid, my eyes ---- locked onto the massive moon above us.
My soul churned with emotions tooplex to name.
"My real name.
The one my elemental parents gave me.
Lucrecia called me Gray because of my hair color.
[hate that name.
But after hearing it for so many years, I forgot who I truly was." He confessed, and Electras heart pounded frantically.
I clenched my sweaty palms, trying to mask my tension and nerves.
"A-And...
whats your real name?" I bit my lower lip, my eyes growing wet.
Lalready knew the answer.
Umbros," he whispered, voice thick with emotion.
"My beloved Sigrid, my real name...
is Umbros."