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CHAPTER 24

Author: Maxpher1
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-18 20:09:19

Aria's POV

The room exploded into flames.

Before I knew it, I was with Cato, and Magnus was nowhere to be found.

The capital always smells like roses and lies.

Even through my veil, I could taste the perfume in the air—sweet and too perfect. Like it was hiding something rotten underneath.

Cato walked beside me, one hand on his sword hilt, the other gripping the reins of his temper. He didn’t trust anyone here. Neither did I. But we had to pretend.

We passed through side streets, past shuttered windows and quiet crowds. No one greeted us. No one cheered, no one recognized my present. And that was the point.

The cloak I wore hung heavy with dust and travel, my face hidden beneath layers of dark silk. I was nobody now. A diplomat’s shadow. A ghost of flame and forgotten bloodlines.

Just the way Magnus wanted it.

The palace looked like it hadn’t aged a day. Gold still shimmered on the gates. The fountains still sang. But everything felt... hollow. Like the bones of a kingdom pretending
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