Cornelia's lips curved into a soft, almost secret smile.
It was small enough that most would not notice it, but inside her chest, her heart was beating faster than it had in a very long time.
This was what she had been waiting for.
This moment.
This exact moment.
Her red eyes rested on Cain's back, tracing the calm outline of his figure, the quiet strength in his posture, the stillness that made him seem so distant from everything around him.
Inside her mind, her thoughts trembled with excitement.
My husband…
Her fingers tightened slightly at her sides, hidden beneath the folds of her armor.
It's time.
Time to elevate your status.
She remembered every moment he had been ignored.
Every moment he had been dismissed.
Every moment he had been treated like nothing more than a decoration standing beside her.
She had hated it.
Hated how blind they all were.
Hated how they could not see what she saw.
Hated how they did not understand what kind of existence stood before them.
