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CHAPTER 33

ERIC’S POV

Most of the maids were done with their duties for the day and had retired back to their quarters, the ones coming from outside the castle also returning to their respective destinations. As Alpha Nolan’s head bodyguard and the castle’s chief of security, I relieved the other guards of their duties for the night since I had the right to do that. And they were grateful, not suspecting anything.

With Alpha Nolan gone, there wasn't much to do in the castle. The other guards were at the bar drinking and being loud about some random, insignificant stuff I had no interest in.

I left them, lying that I was tired and needed to retire to my chamber for sleep. They taunted me, saying a man of my caliber shouldn’t go off to bed so early at night like a princess. But I didn’t care. I didn’t mind. Definitely not today or…. ever. They didn’t know that was the last time they'd seen me.

I wondered if they’ll miss me or hate me when I’m gone after they realize that I bet
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