A cold wind swept through the grand hall, carrying an unnatural stillness, a silence that made the guards shift uncomfortably.
Queen Naomi straightened on her throne, fingers pressing into the carved armrests. Something was wrong.
And then, he entered.
Xavier.
The Celestial Prince.
He moved without sound, without effort, yet every step he took commanded the space around him. The air thickened, heavy with something unseen, something divine.
Golden hair, streaked with pale starlight, flowed down his back, and his golden eyes—no, not gold, something brighter, something otherworldly—pierced through the room like a blade through silk.
He was beautiful. Unreachable. Cold.
And he was not pleased.
The moment those celestial eyes landed on her, Naomi knew she was in trouble.
He came to a slow halt before her throne, hands clasped behind his back, the very image of patience.
A patience that did not exist.