[Music recommendation: Aaryan Shah - Budapest (Acoustic)]
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Gavriel sat frozen, unable to fully process what he had just learned.
When his mother had mentioned the upcoming banquet, he had paid little attention to the details, never bothering to learn the name of the noble house hosting it. Now, the cruel irony of it all pressed heavily against his chest.
Hera was the very woman his parents intended to marry off to Belial, his elder brother.
Gavriel had always shared a special bond with Belial, being born second to him.
But the thought of Hera being given to his brother stirred a dark, turbulent conflict within him.
Though he genuinely cared for Belial, Hera had become irreplaceable to him with each passing day. The mere thought of her belonging to someone else made a possessive fire burn through his blood.
More than that, a dangerous spark of hope flickered within him… the possibility that she might very well be his own destined mate.
