Recap of Chapter 61: The Mistress's Gambit
The Trial ended, but the Mistress was far from done. She lured Jemil and his wives into a feast hall dripping with temptation—food, wine, and whispered truths meant to divide them. Each wife was tested: Nyssa's laughter stripped to reveal her hidden fear, Kaelina's pride challenged with whispers of being replaced, and Lyra's fire stoked with jealousy. The golden curse on Jemil burned visibly, binding him tighter to the Mistress's schemes. Though he resisted her poison words, the cracks in their unity deepened.
And the Mistress? She wasn't satisfied. She was just getting started.
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The golden chandeliers dimmed until the feast hall was no longer a place of light and splendor, but a stage of shadow. Plates dulled, food rotted, and wine soured, the illusion crumbling like ash.
