Duplicity of the Ancient Evil One…Ch 6

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Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9 | Chapter 10 | Chapter 11 | Chapter 12 | Chapter 13 | Epilogue |

The setting is Phoenicia, ancient Lebanon, specifically Berot, which is modern-day Beruit, and a Ghoul is an ancient Demon

Keywords: 

Abba — Father, 

Zawja — Wife, 

Ebn’ — Son, 

Bent — Daughter, 

Omm-Mother

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Chapter 6

The palace felt different after nightfall. The walls seemed to breathe, the marble whispering with each shift of the wind. Amine stood on the balcony, her hair stirring against her neck, the taste of the sea in the air. The moon sat low, veiled by clouds. From this height, the world below looked weightless, but she could feel the gravity of what awaited her.

Tomorrow, she would be bound to Kamal. The thought thrilled and terrified her in equal measure. She heard the faint echo of footsteps behind her before he spoke.

“You should not stand here alone,” Kamal said. His voice came quiet, threaded with something unsteady. “The air is colder than it looks.”

Amine turned slowly. He wore black, the kind that caught no light, his hair still damp as if he had walked through the mist itself. For a moment, she could not speak.

“I could not sleep,” she said finally.