Chapter 161

Third Person's POV

At the Vane Estate

Moonlight filtered faintly through the heavy storm clouds still hanging above the Thunderpeak mountains, but inside the Vane estate, warmth pulsed from the hearth, casting flickering shadows across the marble floors.

Duke stumbled through the front doors of the manor, soaked in exhaustion, dark circles beneath his eyes heavy like bruises. Without a shred of de