[Divine Library—Lavinia's POV—Continuation]
The words "...because of me" echoed like a curse in my head, twisting everything I thought I knew. My hands trembled as fragments of memory flashed before me—memories I had thought were from a novel.
Rey… in that memory, he was the one who passed the poison to Caelum. He was said to be greedy, willing to do anything for money. My chest thudded violently as I glanced at him. The calm, unreadable Archmage before me now—he had been that man before.
He stepped closer, voice steady but laced with something I couldn't name. "I have been searching for you all this time, Princess… even in your last life. Because you were tied to Rakshar."
I froze, every instinct screaming. "What… what do you mean?"
