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Chapter 139 – Six Years Ago

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Six years ago…

Felix poured his fourth glass of wine and laughed at something Elara said.

They were in a private room above a tavern.. Felix was the son of King Aldric, a young man with too much money and too little restraint, whose appetites ran darker than his father's court would tolerate in public. Elara was Cedrick's younger sister, visiting Felix's kingdom o

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