ArianaThe room exploded with whispers, gasps, and shock. The entire High Council chamber suddenly sounded like a marketplace. Nobody cared about protocol or decorumanymore.Because Darius had just publicly asked the question, everyone was now wondering. Was it all for nothing?I watched as Damian remained seated slightly. His jaw tightened, and his hands clenched, but he didn’t answer because, honestly, what was there to say?I mean, Donald wasn’t his son; he knew that from the start, but still went ahead to deceive his family with fake DNA tests and manipulated blood rituals. Not to mention that Lily never loved him, and their entire relationship had been a lie. He lost me, the woman he loved as he so claimed, because of a LIE.A grand scheme by a woman he had loved previously and felt indebted to, somehow. For the first time since I’d known him, Damian looked trapped. Not by me, not by fate, but by reality.“Answer him.” The voice came from one of the council elders, and more m
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