Chapter 119

Varkas’s words made Yvaine’s eyes redden.

She had never truly known her surname. The orphanage director had told her she’d been abandoned at the gate; “Sunder” was just the director’s name. To her, names were empty. But Varkas’s promise, his recognition, wrapped her in a warmth she hadn’t felt before—like family.

“Sir Grivas…”

“Call me brother,” he cut in with a smile. “No one’s ever called me tha