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CHAPTER 99

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Lucas POV

I had never felt this kind of shame before. Not the loud kind that comes with being defeated in battle, but the quiet, heavy kind that sits in your chest and refuses to move. Joe had won again. Not because he was stronger, but because he was always one step ahead. And this time, the price of my mistake was Emily.

I stood alone in my study for a long time after the news settled in. Guards moved in and out of the hallway. Voices echoed from different corners of the mansion. Everyone was afraid. Everyone was asking questions. And all I could think about was how I had let this happen again.

I should have seen it coming.

I should have protected her better.

The anger came next. Hot, sharp, and uncontrollable. I summoned the council immediately. The elders arrived one after the other, some nervous, some trying to look calm. The hall filled with murmurs and whispers, but the moment I walked in, everything went silent.

I didn’t sit. I didn’t greet anyone. I looked at each of them sl
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