Chapter 114: Bound by Blood

Emilia's POV A vision emerged. Generations ago, the royal family was kneeling under a spooky silver glow. Their hands were up to the sky, their faces serious. And over them, a moon I had never seen before. It pulsated with unadulterated vitality, its light pouring into their bones and dripping onto them like liquid silver. Then—I caught sight of him. Malakar. There he was, waiting, observing. A gruesome insight tore at my chest. The power of the moon was not the only connection to the royal lineage. It was inescapable. Something much older than the crown, something entwined with Malakar's captivity, had been the source of strength for the ancient kings and queens. Cameron, too... The vision warped. In the middle of it all, Cameron's visage was clouded by doubt. The prophecy encircled him like chains, and I could see the decision that would be imposed on him with terrifying clarity. A decision that might shatter him. My vision snapped like a thread as I gasped. Ivana's hands grippe