Recap of Chapter 60: Trial of the Bonds
The Trial tested more than strength—it struck at the hearts of Jemil and his wives. Illusions twisted into living phantoms of their deepest fears and secret desires. Each clash was not only against steel and flame, but against themselves. Kaelina battled a phantom where her loyalty turned to betrayal. Nyssa faced a mocking echo of her illusions used against her. Lyra nearly lost herself in a firestorm of envy. And Jemil… he bore the heaviest weight of all: the curse blazing across his chest and arms, golden chains searing into his flesh, visible now for all to see.
Though the harem fought back with grit and unity, the Mistress's whispers lingered. The Trial ended not with victory's cheer, but with a silence thick as smoke. The bond endured—but strained, fragile, tested in ways that could not be unseen.
Now, the Mistress calls them deeper.
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The air shifted the moment the door to the next chamber creaked open.
