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Chapter 104

Author: Eliana Rose
last update publish date: 2026-09-27 00:36:11

ERIN

The envoy's expression shifted as I approached—surprise giving way to calculation, then settling into something that tried to be contempt but couldn't quite manage it.

He had expected to negotiate over me like territory or trade goods.

He hadn't expected me to negotiate for myself.

"Lady Ashford," he said, recovering his composure with visible effort. "The demand is not negotiable. The signatory territories have—"

"The signatory territories have no authority over my person." I stopped a fe
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