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last update publish date: 2026-03-28 23:05:30

Kael’s POV

I was calm, that was the first thing I noticed, not the silence of the room, not the faint flicker of light against the walls or even the lingering irritation that had followed me since morning.

No, it was the calm that came when you're expectant of a pest you want to berate for being such a nuisance.

I leaned back slightly in my chair, one arm resting against the carved wood, a glass of freshly poured dark wine untouched in my hand. The scent of it rose faintly, rich and sharp, but
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