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CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY NINE

Penulis: Abby Gale
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-10-22 21:28:37

Celeste's pov

Lyra had shook her head and stormed inside as of she had been instructed to.

They dragged me through corridors of white stone and silver that made Moonstone's castle look like a hut. Everything here was beautiful and clean. The air smelled like night-blooming flowers instead of fear and decay. Servants moved freely without flinching. No shadow marks stained the walls.

This was what a kingdom looked like when it was not ruled by a monster.

The throne room doors opened and my breath caught. The chamber was enormous with vaulted ceilings painted to look like the night sky. Silver lanterns hung from chains casting soft light across polished marble floors and at the far end sat a man who could only be the king.

Former king Aldric was old but not frail. He had Lyra's storm-gray eyes and the same sharp intelligence in his gaze. Indeed her mother was his daughter He wore deep blue robes trimmed with silver and a circlet of moonstone rested on his white hair. Beside him stood a
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  • The alpha king's slave mate   CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SEVEN

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