Vincent.
I rushed straight down the corridors toward the hidden chamber, my heart hammering violently in my chest, only to be met by a roaring wall of flame. It was indeed on fire.
How on earth had it gotten to this?
How was this even possible?
No one in the entire territory knew about the existence of this particular place—aside from Alaric, of course. And he was standing right beside me at this very moment, shouting orders and delegating desperate tasks to the guards as they tried frantically to put out the raging blaze.
This was just so absurdly, brutally unfortunate.
Was the Moon Goddess trying to send me some kind of cosmic sign?
Was this cruel twist of fate the reason why I had been experiencing that sharp, sudden pain in my chest earlier at the altar?
'Arrrrghhhhh!' I screamed inwardly, squeezing my eyes shut for a brief second as sheer frustration burned hotter than the inferno before me.
