Rina’s POV My Lady, I called softly, yet my voice carried urgency as it echoed through the empty corridor. Don’t you think both Alpha and his mother don’t like you? Sophia didn’t respond, she stood by the window of her chamber, lost in thought, her eyes glued to the cloudy horizon. Her silence, as always, unsettled me, I took a few steps forward. They are not after you, they are after what they will gain from you, I said quietly, my words trembling with the weight of truth. You are a pawn, not a queen on this chessboard, Sophia. They treat you like a shadow, like a ghost within the palace walls. She didn’t flinch, but her fingers curled tightly against the windowsill. I’m just a maid in this palace, I continued, my voice growing firmer. Yet they treat me better than they treat you, and that should mean something. You carry a title, but no respect, you're their golden cage bird. I paused, studying her face for any sign of emotion, anger, sorrow, or anything awkward. I was once
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