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Chapter 17: Mercy, little dove, is never free

Author: Black sweet
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-09-29 19:32:02

~ Xander ~

The boardroom had not been a place for noise. It surrendered to a different kind of sound, anxiety braided with restraint. Tonight that hush had followed us down the corridor and into the servants’ wing, so when I arrived at the doorway the silence felt like an accusation laid over polished marble.

They were assembled like supplicants. A ring of maids with their heads bowed low, aprons folded into their hands. The girl who’d brought the package was in the center on her knees, palms flat to the ground, the crest of her forehead nearly touching the floor. The others made a tight circle around her, their shoulders hunched as if physical closeness could stop whatever storm stood at the door.

The room stank of fear. My guards lined the walls, still as shadows but armed, their hands hovering close to their weapons. One wrong breath and the air would fracture.

Everything was in place from the moment I received the report that a maid had dared to defy the hierarchy. But I wasn’t ex
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