Stefano's POV

We laid the boy to rest, offering a brief prayer to ensure his soul could find peace before the Fates. I hoped the Moon Goddess would show him mercy, but I couldn't shake the feeling that innocence had long since slipped through his fingers. I had seen children far younger than him committing acts of cruelty that would haunt an adult's nightmares.

It was a tragic truth: many of those young souls were never aware of the true weight of their actions. That burden rested on the ...