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CHAPTER 10
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2026-03-08 16:00:26MAYA
After leaving Asher's study I walked back to my wing alone. Ethan had not waited for me. No one had. I was starting to get used to that.
The corridors were long and confusing. Every hallway looked the same. Dark stone walls. Silver torches. Paintings of dead kings with judging eyes. I made two wrong turns before I finally found my door.
I stepped inside and closed it behind me. The room was exactly how I left
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MAYAThe throne room fell silent except for Kael's ragged breathing.He stumbled backward, clutching his wounded side where Asher's blade had cut deep. Blood seeped through his fingers, staining the marble floor beneath his feet."Guards," he rasped, his voice cracking with desperation. "Seize her. That is an order from your—"No one moved.Twenty soldiers lined the walls, their faces carved from stone. Not a single one stepped forward.Kael's eyes widened, darting from face to face. "I said seize her! She is a wolf. An enemy of the crown. I command you—""You command nothing."Rhea's voice cut through the room like a whip. She stepped forward from the ranks, her armor still splattered with blood from the battle outside. Her sword remained sheathed, but her hand rested on its hilt."You lost your authority the moment you put chains on our king," she continued, her tone ice-cold. "The moment you sent soldiers to die while you hid in this room playing games."Kael's face twisted with fu
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**Chapter 134**MAYAThree days later Asher still did not know me.He recognized Ethan. Recognized palace staff. Spoke coherently about military strategy. But when I entered the room his eyes went blank. Polite. Distant. Like I was a stranger he was obligated to be courteous to.The healers said it might be temporary. Might be the mind protecting itself from trauma too severe to process. Might heal with time.Or might not.I sat with him every day. Talked to him. Held his hand when he allowed it. Sent love through the bond that he could not feel anymore.And prepared for the fight that was still coming.Because Kael might be dead but his supporters were very much alive. And they were organizing.The emergency council session was called for the fourth day. Full attendance mandatory. The question of the kingdom's future on the table.I walked in alone. Asher was still too weak. Too confused. The King's chair sat empty. A reminder of what we had lost even in victory.Lord Harlen stood fi
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MAYAI woke to white light and the smell of healing herbs.Not dead. Somehow. Against all odds. Not dead.My body felt wrong. Heavy. Distant. Like it belonged to someone else. I tried to move. Pain exploded through my shoulder where Gabriel's blade had been."Easy." A voice. Familiar. Female. The palace healer. "You have been unconscious for two days. The wound was severe. We almost lost you three times."Two days. The war. The battle. Gabriel."Asher" I croaked. My throat was raw. "Where is Asher?"The healer's face was carefully neutral. Professional. The expression that meant bad news delivered gently."The King is alive. Stable. He woke yesterday. But Maya the damage from the wolfsbane and blood loss. He is weak. It will take time."Alive. That was all that mattered. I tried to sit up. The healer pushed me back down."You are not going anywhere. That shoulder needs another week minimum. You used power that should have killed you. Your body is still recovering from burning through
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