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CHAPTER FORTY-NINE: TROUBLESOME OPPOSITION (|)
Natalia’s failed awakening has far-reaching consequences than she can ever imagine.
When a child fails, he or she does not fail alone.
Failure spreads out to its surroundings, like the butterfly effect. Everyone around you is as affected by your failure as they are by your success.
And when your identity is special, the pressure you face is tougher than you can imagine. There is a lot at stake. Perfection is required of you, and this slowly but inevitably becomes the norm. Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown, true. But for the scion of the crown-wearer, things are worse.
You cannot fail.
You dare not fail.
Estelle Vane is one of the most powerful witches to ever walk the Earth, but even she is not exempt from this convention.
One of the motives behind the witches’ acceptance of a hybrid as their supreme ruler is due to the potential she possesses. Who cares if her blood is diluted? The power inherent in it is already
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