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Wondering

Author: SB
last update publish date: 2026-06-12 22:54:22

Elara's POV

The day was bright.

I sat in the middle of my upper chamber, surrounded by cushions and silks and the gentle hum of female chatter.

Sunlight poured through the balcony doors like nothing had changed.

Three days. It had been three days.

My hair fell in waves over my shoulders, still damp from the bath. Mira worked the comb through the ends.

"You have such beautiful hair, my lady," she said, for the third time. "So thick. So strong."

I said nothing.

At my feet, two other maids knelt
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