48. Eviana

Eviana enjoys the mental quiet in confinement beneath Arius Manor, her bond to Valter muted by a blocking Mark. Luka arrives, demands proof of the Mark, and questions her loyalty and ability to communicate with Valter. Eviana confirms the Mark but refuses to betray secrets, while Eliza explains the Mark only fails if Eviana’s power fully drains.

At a tense meeting in the dining room with Luka, Eliza, Razik, and a collared, depowered Xan, Eviana learns that freeing Xan also opened Faven’s cells, likely releasing Valter. She reveals Valter sensed her relocation before the Mark, meaning he will search Arius holdings. Pressed for options, Eviana suggests a lesser-used property near Raven Harbor that Valter avoids, framing it as a good-faith gesture while warning she wants no contact with Valter’s wrath.

Luka, needing to act without Theon’s counsel, decides to place Eviana there under guard by Corbin and Lange, stressing her bands must remain on. Razik Travels the group, and after a call compels Luka away, he leaves the Fae to watch Eviana. Eviana probes the guards’ origins and maneuvers them into Valter’s study, retrieving a black dagger capable of killing Fae or Legacies.

Eviana swiftly holds the blade to Corbin’s throat and demands their phone. She blackmails them by revealing she knows their concealed, not-fully-Fae heritage and threatens to expose a wind-hearing trait that would separate them. Forced to comply, Corbin yields the phone as Eviana declares her intent to reach the Serafina border via this location.

Despite protests and fears of reprisal, Eviana insists there is no alternative to achieve her aim in Serafina. She arms herself, asserts loyalty only to her vengeance, and orders them to ensure they are not caught as she drives the plan forward, embracing the necessary madness.