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08 Exile in Silk

작가: Karima Sa'ad Usman
last update 최신 업데이트: 2025-09-05 12:07:07

Cassandra’s POV

The limousine slowed, the hum of the engine softening as the driver glanced at me in the rearview mirror.

“Where would you like me to take you, Your Highness?”

The question landed heavier than I expected.

Where would I like to go?

For the first time in my life, I didn’t have an answer.

I stared out at the streets as they rolled past, a blur of lights, shops, and strangers living lives untouched by crowns or scandals. Ordinary lives. Lives I had never known.

My father’s voice echoed in my mind: I can’t house you. I made a deal with Queen Ivana.

Translation: You’re on your own, Sandra.

The truth dug into my chest. I had nowhere. No home. No plan. I had never lived outside the royal circle. Every part of my existence had been curated by titles, security, and obligation.

Was I reckless to walk out? Irrational?

For a second, doubt clawed at me. Maybe I had been too impulsive. Maybe I should have swallowed the humiliation, the insult, the betrayal, and stayed where I was pro
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