Aurora's POV
The ancient medallion pulsed with celestial energy in my hands as I pored over the records I'd discovered hidden in Mason's old study. Each revelation felt like another knife to my heart. Reports of celestial beings captured. Experiments conducted. Powers harvested. And Mason's name, appearing again and again as a key operative of the Void Hunters.
My hands trembled as I turned another page, the weight of betrayal pressing down on me. How could the man I'd come to trust, to care for so deeply, have been involved in such atrocities? The cognitive dissonance was almost too much to bear.
A knock at the door made me look up. Mason stood there, his face haunted with guilt and regret. "Aurora, please. Let me explain."
"Explain what exactly?" I demanded, my voice sharp with betra
