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Chapter 101 Shadows Remain

Author: Ayana Stories
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The world should have been quiet.

Lorenzo was dead. His empire dismantled, his name reduced to ash and whispers. Dante and Amara had finally achieved what had once seemed impossible: complete dominion. The crown of blood had passed from tyrant to tyrant, and now it rested firmly on Dante’s head, Amara’s presence beside him as Queen undeniable.

But power was never silent for long.

Even in victory, there were shadows.

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The Celebration of a Hollow Victory

The banquet hall in Florence gleamed with gold and crimson, the chandeliers casting fractured light across the faces of Dante’s lieutenants. Men raised glasses, toasting their king and queen. They praised the end of Lorenzo’s reign, speaking of new dawns, of flourishing territories, of blood that had been avenged.

Amara sat beside Dante at the head of the table, her gown a striking black satin that shimmered like oil in the candlelight. She felt the eyes on her, the reverence, the fear. Once, she had been the pawn in these men’s game
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