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༄Chapter 53

Author: Lia's Ink
last update publish date: 2026-04-23 23:16:58

Bella's POV

I was standing there in the darkness with my forehead still pressed against the cold iron of the gate and my whole body burning from the inside out, trying to decide whether I should run back home or try to climb the fence, when the gate suddenly opened.

I stumbled back a step and pulled the night robe tighter around my chest with shaking hands, and a guard stepped out from the other side. He was tall and broad and wearing the dark uniform of the King's personal guard, but his face
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