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Chapter 35

Author: Melanin Bella
last update publish date: 2026-01-04 08:01:21

**ARIA'S POV**

The grand hall was alive with sound, but it felt like drowning.

"Go sit there," the maid ordered, pointing at the elevated platform. I obeyed, not because I wanted to, but because what else could I do?

I sat beside Caelan's throne, feeling like prey displayed on a platform.

The dress they'd given me clung to every curve, rich fabric that made me feel wrapped and presented. My hair had been arranged in waves over my bare shoulders.

I could be classified as property dressed
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