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Chapter Twenty Nine

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last update Last Updated: 2026-01-02 23:02:15

Blood Beneath the Ground

Lucien

Irene straightened herself in front of me as if nothing had happened.

Her eyes, which had flashed with fear only moments ago, hardened instead. She lifted her chin and folded her hands before her, the picture of calm.

“I don’t know what you think you heard,” she said evenly, “but you’re wrong.”

I stared at her, my chest rising and falling too fast.

“You were meeting my brother,” I said. “Don’t insult me by denying it.”

She laughed softly. “You sound unwell.”

The corridor was no longer empty. I could feel it before I saw it. Servants stood at a distance. Guards watched from their posts. Whispers moved like shadows.

Irene noticed too.

Her expression shifted in a blink.

She stepped closer to me, lowering her voice. “You need to get yourself in check, Lucien.”

My jaw clenched. “Is that a threat?”

Her lips curved slightly. “A warning.”

She leaned in just enough for only me to hear. “You forget how much I know. One word from me, and your little secret stops b
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