The Cursed Heiress

y moment, seemed to become more strange, more dangerous. Zoé stood in front of Théo, her eyes down, her arms tight around h

yes charged with questions that he did not ask, fears that he concealed. T

ce the truth out of her lips. It was a quality that she hated and that she admired at the same time. But tonight, she no longer had the s

tures. He was calmer than she would have thought, and this serenity that he gave off the disturbed.

ou have to know that my life has never been simp

t, events that she had never wanted to relive. Memories of his childhood, these moments when everything seem

But as soon as I started to grow, I felt ... a difference. Some

here was something in the air that made her uncomfortable, b

who knew, of those who observed me without ever saying anything, without ever askin

learned to ignore, but which, at that moment, struck her head

me it was time that I understand, that I see the truth, which was hidi

ursed herself internally for this vulnerability that

ger. It was as if we were all linked to a destiny, a destiny that we could not flee. Bu

er harshly, more than she had imagined. She had rarely talked about all of this, even

ings ... things that I haven't checked. But you don't have to know e

was still there, silent, listening. He was waiting, as always, without ever interrupting, but his gaze was

d her eyes for a moment, focusing on the heat of her palm against her skin. She had never felt so shared, so vulnerable, and y

ut firm voice. But know one thing: I'm not going to aban

ot express. He offered her something she had never had - confidence, attent

hat moment, in this simple exchange, Zoé felt that she was no longer alone in this battle. Maybe, for

t price wo

any time. Zoé shivered and turned to Théo. She knew it. They weren't alone. They would nev

oked darker than ever, his features marked by years of weight, buried secrets. Since he had arrived in town, tension had settled between them.

uncompromising eyes. He was not there to discuss, he wa

was low, but each word was struck like a hammer

oing to say, she knew him too well so as not to see the reproaches coming. But what he did not kn

. You want me to hide from him, that I get away from him, but you don't not

step, his imposing p

d end story, make you believe that he can help you, but all of this is just

t his uncle did not stop there. He approached a

capes it. Not even you. Do you think you can escape from this destiny? Do you think h

e a normal person, whom he can like freely, without fear of training someone in the grave. But something, deep down, knew there was more t

d, determined not to let

. Théo does not wear invisible chains. He has the right t

escaped from

heavily. But do what you want. I can only warn you.

ncle was too immersed in his own fears to listen to him. But his warn

n a thud sounded, like a thunderclap hitting the ground. The ground trembled under its feet, and a dist

corridor, his face marked by anxiety. He had

he asked in a tense,

. The rumble came from outside, close. An imminent danger. Without thinkin

the words coming out almost

advanced, the closer the noise approached. A he

his face marked by a

it a wolf, Zo

. She knew what he felt, she knew what he thought. But this time, it wa

than that, she rep

he attack happened. A supernatural force, a pure energy which seemed to come from the very interior of the soil,

rolled on the ground, getting up quickly, but the beast did not let go of their eyes. Théo's eyes stared at the c

s no goi