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CHAPTER 33

Author: Annabel Everly
last update publish date: 2026-08-18 20:42:10

Demetrius' POV

I hadn't meant to stare.

I told myself that twice while Nicole talked at my shoulder about nothing, and I didn't believe it either time. Armida had walked into that courtyard in green the color of something growing in the dark, and every rehearsed line I kept ready for nights like this — the ones about duty, strength and loyalty — had gone straight out of my head the second I saw her.

I hadn't corrected Nicole, and I told myself it didn't matter. That whatever look crossed Armida
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