[Divine Library—Continuation—Lavinia's POV]
The diary was heavier than it should have been. Not in weight—its leather binding was delicate, its corners softened by centuries—but in the way it pressed against my palms, like it carried the burden of an entire world within its pages.
"Lilith Devereux…" I whispered, tracing the name inked in bold, deliberate strokes across the first page. My voice sounded small, swallowed by the towering shelves and the faint echo of magic lingering in the air.
I hesitated, my breath shallow. "So… she truly existed. And if she returned…" My lips trembled, barely daring to form the thought. "...then the first emperor really did reverse time."
The words both thrilled and terrified me. History had always been a distant thing, an untouchable relic. Yet here it pulsed beneath my fingertips, raw and alive, daring me to dig deeper.
With a deep breath, I opened the diary.
