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Chapter 24: A King’s Cruel Order

作者: Lolkirr
last update 公開日: 2026-04-07 00:46:17

King Idra pov,

I tell Lila there is nothing more to the wedding. It is only a means to seal a deal. Nothing more. Nothing less.

She does not argue.

That pleases me.

I prefer silence over questions that lead nowhere.

We lie down side by side, but sleep does not come easily. My thoughts circle around power, alliances, and control. Everything is where it should be.

Everything is as I planned.

Morning comes faster than I expect.

I do not wake Lila. There is no need. I rise quietly and leave her cha
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