Gabriel and Amelie exchanged a glance, unease mirrored in both their eyes.
"Why would we be cursed for something that was never meant for us?" Amelie murmured.
"I can't give you an exact answer yet," Carlos replied seriously. "But it's connected to both of your past lives. And uncovering the truth from that time… it won't be easy."
Gabriel leaned forward. "My mother always kept her distance from me. She said a high priestess once warned her, told her I would bring chaos because of a past she had seen in me."
Carlos's expression sharpened. "Where is this high priestess now?"
Before Gabriel could answer, Amelie sat beside him, her mind drifting back to what the Queen had once confessed: 'Her son isn't supposed to fall in love. That's why she kept him deprived of affection. The priestess feared love would destroy him.'
"The high priestess is gone," Gabriel said softly. "She passed away when I was a child."
