Chapter 144: A Brother’s Betrayal

Mara’s

I sat in the large, ornate chair in the middle of the grand hall. I leaned back and made myself comfortable, lounging with one leg draped over the armrest. I felt a deep sense of satisfaction as I looked around the room. I let my fingers tap in a lazy rhythm against the cold, carved wood of the chair.

The torches along the walls flickered, and their light moved across the marble floors and the gold decorations. The banners hanging from the high ...