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CHAPTER SIXTY SEVEN

Author: Abby Gale
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-21 18:54:38

Celeste's pov

I descended the marble staircase slowly, my gown trailing behind me, every step slow to mentally prepare myself for the dreadful dinner. My ribs still ached from where Kael had shoved me earlier, but no one at this table would ever know. I would not let them see cracks. I would not let them see me bleed.

The dining room was already set, candles flickering, silver platters steaming. My parents were there, seated primly on the far end—Mother chattering away, Father sitting stiff, his face the same empty mask he always wore. And Kael. My husband. My king. Sitting at the head of the table, regal, composed, smiling that cruel smile that no one but I knew the truth behind.

I forced my lips into a gracious curve, gliding to the chair at his right. The queen’s place. Mine. I sat, smoothing the skirts of my gown, and Kael’s hand immediately settled on my thigh under the table. His fingers dug into my flesh, a silent warning. Behave.

Then he leaned into me, his lips brushing my ea
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