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Chapter 15

Author: Shakirah
last update publish date: 2026-06-18 16:28:48

Remembering Eliza’s warning, Maxine quickly lowers her gaze.

“Your Majesty.”

She dips into an awkward bow she’d mostly learned from cartoons and historical dramas. Silence follows. Heavy, suffocating silence. Then—

“Come closer.”

The voice was deep. Controlled. The kind of voice that expected obedience without ever needing to demand it.

Maxine obeyed immediately. She took one step forward. Then another. Each felt heavier than the last. Behind her, Eliza remains where she stood. And sudde
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