Recap of Chapter 62: Chains of the Heart
The feast illusion shattered, and the Mistress revealed her battlefield: chains that fed on the doubts, fears, and jealousies within Jemil and his wives. Lyra's fire faltered, Kaelina's sword arm froze, and Nyssa's illusions turned against her—all twisted into weapons of bondage. Yet Jemil refused to yield. He declared he would bear the weight of every doubt, every chain, if it meant protecting his wives. That defiance rekindled their bond, snapping the bindings the Mistress had set. But she only escalated, tearing the world open and dragging them into a void filled with chains that stretched forever.
Main Story
The ground trembled as the feast hall crumbled. Fine marble tiles split into jagged shards before falling into endless black. The walls peeled away like parchment, dissolving into mist. The chandeliers, the banquet, the throne—all gone.
Now only one platform remained: a cracked slab of stone floating in a void.
