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Crack in the Palace Walls
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Royal Rivalry Looking at the Queen
Rowan's POVI stayed hidden until my father's footsteps disappeared down the corridor. It was only then I dared to breathe again. My chest hurt from fear… from everything I just heard. Another family?Another woman?Children?Those words kept circling inside my head like birds trapped in a cage.For the first time in my life, I realized that kings weren't simply figures in history books or portraits hanging on palace walls.They were men.Men who made mistakes. Men who hurt the people they loved.And somehow, that realization hurt even more than the secret itself.I looked toward my father's study, the door remained slightly open. No voices came from inside anymore, only silence. I should have gone back to my room. I should have pretended I hadn't heard anything. I should have pretended none of this existed.But I couldn't.My mother was silent in the study. She sounded devastated when she was talking earlier. Despite how strict she was, despite how impossible she could sometimes
Royal Rivalry Crack in the Palace Walls
Rowan's POV I had been waiting for my father to return for days. Not because I missed him… although I did, but because he was my last hope.My mother wouldn't listen. Henry had decided not to believe me. He even threatened to take me to a psychiatrist if I continued to talk about Theo and Billy. Everyone looked at me as if I had finally lost my mind.If my father heard me, really heard me, maybe he would see that I wasn't imagining things. Maybe he would understand that Hillsborough wasn't just another prestigious academy. Maybe he would see the danger before it reached our family.So when one of the maids casually mentioned during dinner that His Majesty had finally returned from his diplomatic tour, my heart lifted for the first time in what felt like forever.I waited.I waited for the servants to finish clearing the table. I waited for Henry to disappear into his office. I waited until the palace settled into its usual quiet rhythm.Then I left my room.The corridors of the pal
Royal Rivalry Turning tables
Rowan's POV Finally, Henry would understand that I was not imagining things. Finally, he would believe me. Finally, he would realize that I was telling the truth all this time. The moment I barged into his office without knocking, he looked up from the documents on his desk with visible irritation already written across his face.“Rowan,” he said slowly, “do you enjoy ruining my mornings?”“I need to talk to you.”“That sentence alone is enough to give me a headache.”“I’m serious.”“So am I.”Henry leaned back in his chair, rubbing his temple lightly. He still looked perfectly composed despite the exhaustion in his eyes. His tie was neat, his posture was flawless, even irritation somehow looked elegant on him.Meanwhile, I probably looked insane. And maybe that was the problem. Maybe everyone already thought I was insane.“I figured it out,” I said quickly before he could dismiss me again. “I caught him.”“Caught who?”“Theo.”The silence that followed was painful.Henry stared at
Royal Rivalry At what cost?
Theo's POV Night inside the servant quarters felt different from the palace. It was colder, smaller and lonelier. The walls were plain and the silence carried exhaustion and loneliness. Somehow, I preferred it. At least here, nobody expected perfection from me. I could be free to some extent. Or least, I go pretend to be free. But how could I do that when Rowan’s face would not leave my mind? How could I pretend to be free when Rowan kept coming back to make things difficult for me. With the way he looked at me in the stable, I could tell he was still desperately trying to save me. He thought saving me now was as easy as back then. Only if he knew I was in deeper trouble and now, his persistent presence was about to jeopardize my own life. I squeezed my eyes shut briefly before dialing Mr Livingston's number. The line rang only once before the call connected.“Theo Bellemere.”His voice was calm as always, like nothing in the world could ever unsettle him.“My cover almost sli
Royal Rivalry Happiness never mattered
Rowan's POV Theo or Billy or whatever name he was hiding behind today.When I got to the stable, he was standing near one of the black horses, brushing its side carefully while wearing his usual plain stable clothes. His sleeves were rolled up halfway, revealing the veins stretching on his skin. For a second, I forgot why I came. Seeing him there, alive, close and real still affected me in ways I hated admitting.But without wasting time, my anger came rushing back because I remembered how he lied and how he was still lying. And because of him, nobody believed me. Somehow he stood there pretending to be someone else while I was slowly losing my mind trying to expose the truth.I stepped closer before calling his name. “Theo.”Without thinking, he answered immediately.“What?”The second the word left his mouth, silence crashed between us.His hand froze against the horse while mine clenched at my side.Slowly, Theo turned toward me and I saw the brief flicker of shock in his eyes.
Royal Rivalry A lone prince
Rowan's POV The moment the butler informed me that Henry wanted to see me, hope filled my heart. For the first time in days, I thought someone had finally believed me. That Theo had slipped and Henry had noticed the resemblance. That he had caught the fake accent or the way Theo avoided eye contact whenever someone mentioned his origin. That he had finally seen what had been obvious to me from the beginning.Billy was Theo. Theo was Billy. And Valecourt had planted him here.I walked toward Henry’s office faster than usual, my heart beating hard against my ribs. I reached the office doors and pushed them open without knocking.Henry looked up from behind his desk and his expression changed the second he saw me.“There you are,” he said flatly.The excitement inside me faltered slightly, but I still held onto it. “You spoke to him?” I asked immediately.Henry leaned back slowly in his chair.“To Billy?”“It’s Theo,” I corrected quickly. “You know that now, right?”Henry stared at me
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