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The King’s Surrender

“What does it say?” Amani inquired, her voice taut as Kaleb unraveled the note from the blue jay.

“They arrested the Queen,” Kaleb replied, his tone heavy with concern.

“Are you kidding me?!” Amani exclaimed, disbelief turning into anger.

Kaleb’s eyes narrowed as he added, “Damn it, the entire Council could be corrupt for all we know.”

Amani began pacing the tent, her nails biting into her lips as she wrestled with her thoughts. “This is all my fault… I never should have asked her to stand alone. I should’ve had her flee here to me… I could have protected her!”

“This isn’t your fault, Amani,” Archer interjected, glancing at the note from Rush. “There’s a standoff between Malakai and his father. Malakai is awaiting our arrival.”

“If we step foot in that palace, it’ll be war,” Amani murmured, the weight of the actuality pressing down on her.

“Isn’t that what we came here for?” Kaleb raised.

“No… I mean yes. But, if I can prevent more unnecessary deaths, I’ll do everything in my power to
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Heather W
Malakai has not learned anything about his father. He keeps referring to his dad as "unreadable," but every other person around his father reads his intentions with relative ease. Malakai's problem is that he doesn't WANT to know. Knowing means having to accept that his father is a vile, POS
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Stacey Manning
I have literally chewed my nails over this and I haven’t done that in almost 30 years.
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Latisha Bauer
the suspense keeps building,.
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