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Now Strangers

Author: Ady Daniels
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Dinner is quiet at first. Too quiet. The clink of silverware echoes in the hall, a sound that feels louder than it should. My father eats steadily, his face unreadable. Gregory, across from me, keeps his eyes fixed on his plate as though the food is far more interesting than conversation.

I clear my throat. “Father,” I begin, careful, “about Kian…”

His knife stills for only a heartbeat before he continues cutting. “What about him?”

I choose my words like stepping over glass. “I’ve heard things. Lina says he’s been difficult in the palace. Harassing people. Making demands. But maybe—just maybe—if we give him a little leniency, and show him more respect, he might calm down. A seat at this table, for instance. It might ease the unrest.”

Before my father can reply, Gregory’s voice lashes across the table like a whip. “What are you saying, Christie? That we should bribe him to stay decent and responsible?” His eyes burn into me, hard and cold. “Law doesn’t bend for anyone. And definitely n
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