A sharp knock rapped against the heavy wooden door.“Your Highness. Princess of Crescentmoon.”The sound sliced straight through Seraphina’s sleep, dragging her roughly from the warm, hazy edge of dreams.She groaned, rolling onto her side, her face buried deep into the pillow.“Go away,” she muttered, her voice hoarse and cracked, thick with sleep. Her eyes remained tightly shut, lashes fluttering. “Go away.”“Flowers for you, my princess,” the voice said again, patient, polite, persistent.Her brows furrowed.“Go away, Alexander,” she said irritably, waving a hand in the air as though the person could see her through the door. “I don’t want to talk to you.”There was a brief pause.Then the voice spoke again, this time firmer, heavier with formality.“From His Majesty. The ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. King of Arcadia. King Nicolas Xhovani.”Seraphina shot upright in bed.Her heart lurched violently, slamming against her ribs.What?She stared blankly at the wall in front of her, bre
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