Chapter 402

This temporary defeat would not define her. Patience had always been her greatest weapon. She would endure this humiliation, retreat to rebuild her strength, and strike when they least expected retribution.

The thought brought a flicker of cruel satisfaction to Yuna’s eyes.

Everyone had secrets... even Zavian did. Everyone had something to lose. She would remain patient until the day their perfect world shattered around them.

Her lips curved into something too sharp to be called a smile. Zavian believed he had won, that he had broken her spirit along with her power. His arrogance would be his undoing.

They would pay dearly for this transgression. Not immediately, not obviously—but thoroughly and completely! She would orchestrate their destruction with the same methodical care HE had shown in dismantling her life.

The anticipation of their future suffering became a balm to Yuna’s wounded pride.

She relaxed her bleeding hands and smoothed her expres