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CHAPTER 89

Author: ARPAN PORAME
last update publish date: 2026-04-11 21:40:16

The Queen's Shield

The morning in London had never felt this silent to Liora Thorne.

Inside the spacious master bedroom, the winter sunlight struggled to pierce through the heavy silk curtains.

Liora sat on the edge of the bed, watching Mavric as he still slept.

Her husband’s face looked calm, but Liora knew that behind that tranquility lay a storm of identity ready to consume them both.

Mavric was not a Thorne.

He was an orphan from Russia, molded by Eleanor to become a false emperor.

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