Betti_Lorenzo

The Unbound

Gothic Romance • Spiritual Rebellion • Fantasy Drama

Elena Rosaria was born a witch in chains—branded by the Church, betrayed by her own blood, and forced to survive in the shadows of an empire that hunts her kind. But when her life collides with Viscount Seamus Matteo—a brooding heir with a taste for danger and a heart drawn to her fire—their connection sparks a forbidden passion that defies the Church’s rule.

As war brews between the old faith and a rising resistance, Elena must reckon with a violent past, prophetic visions, and the price of power. Seamus would burn the world to protect her. But it is Niegal Matteo—his exiled uncle and a gifted healer—who may hold the key to not only Elena’s survival, but the fate of magic itself.

In a land of holy inquisitions, blood-bound magic, and saints who are not what they seem, three haunted souls must choose: surrender to the roles they were born into… or become something unbound.

THE UNBOUND

Outside the grand chamber, Aurora lingered.

The prophecies. The child. The fire. The bloodline.

She turned to leave. Her eyes glassy, her expression unreadable.

Wordless, smiling, she handed her a folded letter.

Aurora didn't need to open it to recognize the writing.

Cheri's smile softened. "My lady meant to give it to you the morning after she met with him. Be well."

Aurora clutched it to her chest. Her hands trembled.

She could feel the words inside her already:

I love you. I'm sorry I hurt you. I'll see you soon.

Tears welled in her eyes; happy, warm, overwhelmed.

Before anyone could see, before Seamus could glimpse the softness in her, Aurora turned and walked away.

Chapter 54: the Late Letter