Chapter 191

Marry Her Under Aetherion Rites

Zander exhaled slowly. “Desperate doesn’t even begin to cover it.”

Candice nodded, understanding. Velmora’s laws were absolute. Every House handled its own affairs, its own chaos. No interference, no alliances, no aid… not even in tragedies. If one House was attacked or framed, the others were forbidden to intervene. This rigidity had left countless families vulnerable to betrayal and manipulation.

No wonder Zander had so few options. No ...