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Chapter 21

When I found an empty, dust-covered office, I brushed my fingers behind my ear. The mindlink buzzed in my head like a gnat circling my skull.I tapped my temple out of habit. “You couldn’t have texted?”“That tone is wasted on me, princess,” my father’s voice filled my head dry like old parchment. “

Chapter 22

LioraI don’t know how to describe the feeling that rose in me as Callum spoke my name. like I was just another item on his list, another obligation he had to deal with.It wasn’t just anger. Not just sadness either. It was something deeper, something that coiled in the hollow space behind my ribs a

Chapter 23

And when I was finally able to breath again, I pulled the velvet box from my pocket.I stared at the earrings and let the silence stretch between us one last time before I stepped out onto the balcony.The wind was cold, bitong, and I let it numb me as I let the box drop over the edge.I didn’t watc

Chapter 24

LioraMia didn’t ask questions, and maybe that’s what made her company feel like a relief instead of another reminder. She didn’t press.I liked that about her.She didn’t fill the silence with nervous chatter or hollow sympathy. She simply stayed nearby, existing beside me with a kind of calm that

Chapter 25

From here on, I would choose myself. And Bianca? She could keep pretending the crown fit. Eventually, I’d be the one to knock it off her head.Bianca Lately, life had been nothing short of radiant, the kind of golden streak where the world seems to finally catch up with what you’ve always known dee

Chapter 26

CallumThere was something almost impressive about the way Bianca’s confidence collapsed when the script seem to run out.She tried to speak.I could see it now, her mouth opened once, then again, but the words didn’t come. Maybe she was trying to remember which lie she’d last used, or maybe she sim

Chapter 27

And then, in the middle of my last class of the week, a note arrived—folded neatly, passed from hand to hand from the front until it landed on my desk with a kind of delicate finality.The principal would like to see you immediately after class.My heart didn’t race, not at first. I wasn’t that naiv

Chapter 28

LioraFor the first time in what felt like forever, I had been beginning to feel like a student again. Not a placeholder. Not a problem. Not a royal complication disguised as a girl in borrowed time. The last few days had offered something rare. Quiet mornings with Mia where we shared too-hot coffee

Chapter 29

The silence that followed was thick with calculation.Zane glanced at me, amused. “Remind me not to play chess with you.”The principal coughed and sat down again, slower this time. “We may be able to find a compromise.”I waited.“You will be allowed to stay—if you pass… an exam. It’s scheduled jus

Chapter 30

LioraThe morning of the exam came with a quiet tension, one I’ve grown used to.I woke early, not from nerves, but from habit. Years of palace drills made it impossible to sleep in on days like this. Mia had brewed me tea the night before and stayed at my bedside, humming softly until I drifted off

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