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Chapter ~ 23
Adrian's POV
My tenth glass of whiskey burned down my throat.
Leaning on the terrace, I watched as the rain pelted down the kingdom I was supposed to rule, but had been stripped of it.
My vision moved to the magical boundary. Veils of black and green magic, surrounding Hartland and soaring high into the gray clouds. It was impossible to not think about my half sister who still ran free on the otherside of the magical wall. Only the Creator knew what she was up to.
Probably plotting to return and take her place on the throne, a tiny voice snarked in my head and my jaw clenched at the thought. If there was a way... just a way to break down that barrier or create a passage through it, I could go behind Father's back, scour all of the Midlands for Araknee and get rid of her once an
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