Chapter 493 – Parental Dispute [Part 2]
Lux coughed.
Hard.
Zavros pointed at him. "Stop enjoying this."
"I'm not," Lux said, totally enjoying it.
Seraphyne's gaze flicked to Lux—softening for a second. "Sweetheart," she said, "what girl? Who wore the ruby?"
Lux pointed calmly. "Mortal realm. Lamia queen. She had a circlet. The ruby felt almost exactly like that."
Seraphyne's brows furrowed. "A lamia?"
"Yeah."
"And the ruby?"
"Same cut. Same feel. Same pull. But different shape. Hers was embedded in a circlet."
Seraphyne's aura pulsed.
She stepped closer to Lux, eyes narrowing. "Are you sure it felt like this?"
She tapped the gem on her chest.
He nodded. "Not a copy. Not a mimic. It wasn't exact—but it wasn't separate either. It was connected. I felt it. In my bones."
Seraphyne turned back to Zavros, voice low. "You said it was one of a kind."
"It is," Zavros snapped.
"Then explain how someone else has one."
"I— I…."
Lux watched his parents stare each other down.
