Kaiser.I paced restlessly in my study, anger boiling just beneath the surface. I've tried my best to conceal it, but I just can't.“Damn it!” I snapped, sweeping an old journal off the desk. Papers scattered to the floor, but I didn’t care. My thoughts were spiraling. Aurora was playing games. I knew it. She’d make promises to buy herself time and come up with some emotional plea that would make me look like a fool if I wasn’t careful.I had to stay ahead. I always had to be two steps ahead.Why couldn’t she just see that I was the one for her? That I’d always been the one? Yes, I’d made mistakes but if she truly loved me, she would’ve fought for us instead of choosing him. I stood by that dumbass after she was neglected by that man! For goodness sake her loyalty lie with me!And now to make things worse, word had reached me that the council members I needed for the next phase of my plan had been locked away. Until they were released, I was at a standstill.The door creaked open behi
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