🔥 Recap of Chapter 64: The Breaking Point
The feast hall became a battlefield of illusions. Kaelina, Lyra, and Nyssa were each dragged into visions designed to crush their love and confidence—Kaelina confronted her unworthiness, Lyra saw her flames dying while others claimed Jemil, and Nyssa faced endless reflections of Jemil choosing lies over her.
Jemil, branded with golden chains of the curse, felt their despair feeding the Mistress's power. But instead of surrendering, he roared his defiance, ripping one chain free and shattering the first layer of illusion.
The Mistress, rather than angered, was delighted. With a smile sharper than blades, she whispered that his true trial had only just begun.
🌑 Main Story – The Mistress's Embrace (~expanded)
