Chapter 160. The Rightful Luna

Ava clenched her jaw, pacing back and forth in her chamber as her nails dug into her palms. Every step echoed against the marble floor, sharp and restless. Nothing was going as she intended.

Midas was supposed to handle everything discreetly. But now that fool had been detained, and everything was spiraling out of control.

Her chest rose and fell rapidly as she tried to steady her breathing. She couldn’t afford to lose composure, not now. “That wretch…” she hissed under her breath, thinking of Althea.

“Cain’s daughter, playing the saint now, pretending to heal the princess as if her blood isn’t cursed.”

She couldn’t gather much from the Queen Mother without drawing suspicion, so she decided to wait for Nilda’s full report before making a move. All she knew for now was that Princess Riela would be under that wretch’s care for a week. The thought made her body tremble with barely contained rage as she waited for Nilda’s full report.

She turned