Chapter 119: Chapter 119: Celeste Naeris

Author’s POV~

The market still buzzed with whispers long after the bowl had fallen from her hand. But Celeste did not hear them. Her ears rang with her own rage. Her eyes locked on Selene, that girl standing tall with fire in her eyes.

Selene.

The one who had ruined everything.

Celeste clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms. She was the daughter of Elder Naeris, the most respected and powerful elder in the entire coven.

From the time she could walk, she had been trained to take her place as heir. For twenty years, she had studied, practiced, and bled to perfect every art of magic. She had never stopped. She had never failed.

Until Selene came.

A girl with no family. No name. No known bloodline. A stray who had suddenly been declared pure-blooded.

The words still burned in her head—pure-blooded witch.

It was supposed to be her. It had always been her. She was the one born to the highest elder, the one who carried the weight of generations. But the moment Selene appeared, all eyes shifted.

"She’s different."

"She carries the ancient blood."

"She might change everything."

a thousand times, each word a knife carving


had mastered spells Celeste still

praised Celeste as the coven’s shining

tonight, she

that man—whoever he was—had stepped in. Shielded

Celeste’s teeth ground together.

with no

with disgust. A child who doesn’t even know where she came from. And yet

bile rise in

one to inherit the title of Witch Queen. But

Selene stood against her, Selene

because she deserved it. But only because she carried

had trained twenty years to

with jealousy so strong it almost felt like pain. She hated the way Selene looked—calm, strong, as though the insults had not touched her at


way people’s gazes followed her, not with mockery but with respect. She hated the warmth of admiration that seemed

not belong here. And I will make sure everyone sees it. You will fall, Selene. You

breath trembled, but her resolve

This was her destiny. She would not let it be stolen by a

her ears, but Celeste’s mind burned hotter than any word around her. She remembered the voice of her mother only hours ago, speaking words

had said. "Even those who once stood

made Celeste’s stomach twist. All her training, all her years of effort, all the pride she carried

she had thrown the bowl, why she wanted to see her stained and humiliated before everyone. She had wanted to remind the coven that Selene was not untouchable. She

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