Chapter 91: Don't unlock this yet

Philip met my gaze, his brown eyes revealing a mixture of sorrow and strength. "It's okay. I've moved on from her death," he assured me, but a tremor in his voice betrayed him. "You see, my sister was also a bridal sacrifice to the werewolves, meant to maintain the peace between humans and werewolves,"

His eyes flickered back to the stars, their distant light holding stories none of us could fathom. "A werewolf named Leodor, the son of a mayor in Sunshard Town, chose my sister. He took care of her, and she fell deeply in love with him. They got married, but… his true motive wasn't to make her his mate. He only wanted to make his true lover jealous." 

"That's so cruel…" I whispered, feeling the chill of his words wrap around me like a shroud.