LOGINA push, low and deliberate.I froze. My breath caught. I touched the spot with both hands and stayed completely still.The seamstress said something I didn’t register. I just lowered myself into the nearest chair, barefoot, one hand still pressed to the place where I’d felt the baby. I wasn’t nervou
The Pack House had always been a center of activity, but over the next five months it transformed into something closer to a living organism, breathing with tension and anticipation as preparations unfolded.Conversations overlapped in every hallway, deliveries arrived at all hours, and wedding plan
The two tradespeople didn’t interact directly, but there was no tension. They were neighbors, working under the same sky, trying to get through the same uncertain week.Two children ran through the street, one barefoot and carrying a string of copper wire, the other wrapped in patched fabric. They s
The room was functional and plainly arranged, with no microphones or press in sight. A long oak table, faintly scented with polish, stretched between two rows of mismatched chairs pulled from various offices. Some were padded, others worn and bare, but all showed signs of regular use. They served th
Later that evening, Richard stood alone in front of the kingdom. The palace balcony was quiet, the air still, the camera feeds already live. He didn’t need to clear his throat or raise his hand for silence. Everyone was already watching.“There is no scandal,” he said. “Amelia and I are building a l
AmeliaThe first thing I heard after Simon cleared me for public release wasn’t congratulations or relief. It was a rumor that traveled faster than any official update. The leak had already spread across the capital, carving its way through headlines and private messages before I even sat up.It was







