Austin's tone was smug, and his eyes glinted with triumph as he gestured to the destruction around them.
Gwen's face contorted with anger and pain as she remembered the past, the time when she had chosen another man over Austin. She clenched her fists, feeling the urge to lash out at him for what he had done.
"You did all of this just to get revenge on me, didn't you?" Gwen's voice was low, but it carried a hint of anger.
Austin chuckled, a sound that grated on their nerves. "Oh, Gwen… you always were perceptive. Yes, I did all of this to show you what you lost when you chose him over me. But now, it's time for me to take what's rightfully mine."
Austin dismounted his dragon, his army of soldiers behind him. Meredith, Atlas, and Marcus took their battle stances, ready to fight, but Gwen's mind was elsewhere.
