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CHAPTER 49 : " A Love Reborn "

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The dawn light filtered through shattered battlements, painting the courtyard in pale gold. What had once been a scene of triumph now lay scarred by sacrifice: smoldering rubble, broken weapons, and the silent forms of those who’d given everything. Selene stood at the center, her silver eyes hollow with grief and exhaustion. Ryker knelt before her, cradling their child in his arms—an infant wrapped in moon‑white swaddling that seemed to glow against the devastation.

For a heartbeat, they existed in silence—two souls bound by love, yet torn apart by the cost of Selene’s ultimate sacrifice.

Ryker’s voice broke the stillness. “Selene… are you well?”

She swallowed, lifting her hand to touch his cheek. Her fingers trembled. “I am,” she lied, though every bone in her body ached. “I… I thought I would feel relief. But all I feel is emptiness.”

Ryker’s golden eyes darkened with concern. “You saved the realm. You saved us. You saved our child.”

Her lips trembled. “At the cost of my soul. Part
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