Chapter 783

Blanca’s gaze lingered on Hanako Arasaka — the young woman she had at last earned the right to sit beside as an equal.

Her eyes traced every detail: that porcelain skin, pure as new-fallen snow; a face glowing with youth; sleek, obsidian hair cascading softly over her shoulders; the understated elegance of her dress, lending her an ethereal poise. Every nuance silently proclaimed the effortless beauty of youth.

Blanca’s lips pressed together without her realizing it.