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52 The Divide

Penulis: Karima Sa'ad Usman
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-10-29 20:51:31
Arden’s POV

The meeting had gone on far too long.

Every word from the boardroom droned like a distant echo, drowned out by the pulse in my temple. The ministers from Belmont were still arguing about supply contracts, about trade routes, about every meaningless number under the sun, but I wasn’t listening.

I couldn’t.

Something in my chest had been tight all day, an unease I couldn’t name. I had felt it from the moment I left Eldenwald, like a whisper crawling under my skin, urging me to turn back.

Now, that whisper became a roar.

My phone, face-down on the table, vibrated violently. Once. Twice. Then again.

Lancet, my aide, looked up from across the table, eyes flicking nervously toward it. He could see what the others couldn’t, the tension in my shoulders, the storm simmering beneath my calm expression.

“Excuse me,” I said curtly, rising from my seat.

“Your Highness, ” one of the ministers began, but I was already walking out.

I didn’t wait until the door closed before answering. “Yes
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Marlenny Fernandez
Damn Juicy!!! That was brutal but I’m with you there lol
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Juicy Miss 🥰
Arden is going to have to snatch the crown away for himself. Or simply kill Richard and Richard's parents. I'm fine with both.
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Marichu
Thanks for the updates.
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