The Broken Heir

LUCIAN

I froze the moment I stepped into the burial chamber. Soren stood alive beside Maevia with blood covering his hands while Torin stopped moving completely beside me.

For several seconds, I could not force myself to speak. I had spent years believing Soren was too unstable to ever stand before another person again.

Yet he stood there breathing, conscious, and watching us.

My gaze moved over h