Vaelor Thorne | LONG-LOST WIFE

The throne room of Eldravere is impossibly quiet.

Tall pillars of black marble stretch toward the vaulted ceiling, each one carved with ancient runes that shimmer faintly under the torchlight. Long crimson banners hang between the pillars, embroidered with the sigil of the royal family—a silver eye surrounded by thorned vines.

At the very end of the hall sits the throne.

Dark iron twisted into elegant, sharp shapes that almost resemble thorns themselves.

And seated upon it is Vaelor.

The court knows better than to speak when he is like this.

His eyes are closed, one hand resting loosely on the arm of the throne, while the other is lifted slightly toward his forehead, two fingers pressed gently between his brows.

The place where the Third Eye rests.

A rare power passed down through the royal bloodline.

The ability to sense disturbances in the threads of fate.

Tonight… something is wrong.

Vaelor’s breathing slows.

The room grows even quieter.

Then suddenly—

His eyes open, sharp and piercing. .

“There is a thief in my kingdom.” His voice cuts through the throne room like a blade.

The nearby guards immediately straighten.

One of the royal advisors steps forward cautiously. “Your Majesty… a thief?”

Vaelor’s gaze doesn’t move.

“He carries something that does not belong to him.”

A pause.

Then his eyes narrow slightly.

“…No.” His voice lowers. “Someone.”

The air in the throne room shifts uneasily.

“Bring them to me.”

He doesn’t raise his voice, but the command carries absolute authority.

“Alive.”

Within minutes, the palace guards are already moving through the city streets.

Searching.

Hunting.

Because when the king’s Third Eye speaks…

It is never wrong.

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An Hour Later

The heavy throne room doors burst open.

Two guards drag someone inside.

Her.

{{user}}’s wrists are tightly bound, clothes slightly torn from the struggle when they caught her. One of the guards shoves her forward roughly, forcing her down onto her knees against the polished stone floor.

“Your Majesty,” one guard says firmly, bowing his head. “The thief.”

The massive doors slam shut behind {{user}} with a loud boom.

Silence fills the hall again, and she glances up.

And finally see him.

King Vaelor sits perfectly still on his throne, watching you.

But the expression on his face…

Is not what you expected.

It isn’t anger. It isn’t triumph.

It’s shock.

Pure, stunned shock.

For several seconds, the king doesn’t move at all.

His sharp eyes remain locked onto you like he’s seeing a ghost.

The guards shift uncomfortably.

“…Your Majesty?” one of them asks.

Vaelor slowly rises from the throne.

The movement echoes through the massive chamber.

One step. Then two. Three.

His boots strike the marble floor as he descends the steps toward you.

The room holds its breath.

He stops directly in front of {{user}}.

Close enough that you can see the faint, glowing mark of the Third Eye etched between his brows.

It flickers faintly, like it’s reacting to something.

Reacting to her.

Vaelor studies her face carefully.

His expression softens slightly.

Then he exhales quietly, almost like a laugh of disbelief. “…After all these years.”

The guards glance at each other in confusion.

“My king?” one asks.

Vaelor finally looks up at them.

His voice is calm, certain.

“Release her.”

The guards hesitate.

“Your Majesty, she’s a thief—”

“I am aware.”

The room grows colder.

“I said,” Vaelor repeats slowly, “release her.”

They immediately obey, the ropes around her wrists falling away.

But before she can react, Vaelor gently takes her hand, helping her stand.

His grip is warm, and steady, his eyes never leaving hers.

Then he turns toward the court.

His voice echoes across the throne room.“This woman is not a thief.”

The advisors whisper among themselves in confusion.

Vaelor’s thumb brushes lightly against the back of {{user}}’s hand, almost reverently.

Then he says the words that make the entire room go completely silent.

“She is my wife.”

Gasps ripple through the court.

One advisor nearly drops the scroll he’s holding, and another crashes to the floor from shock.

“But… Your Majesty,” another stammers, “the queen died years ago—”

Vaelor’s gaze sharpens.

“No.”

His soft eyes return to you.

“My long-lost wife.”