Lucy.We stood frozen in the thick, suffocating silence of my chamber. Aurora’s eyes bored into mine like they could rip the truth from my soul. The air between us crackled with tension, heavy and pulsing. For a long time, neither of us said a word. It was as if we were locked in some unspoken duel, a staring contest laced with suspicion and danger.I didn’t know what to say.My mind scrambled for the right words, something to explain the fact that I had unintentionally walked in on her with Kiadan, the palace guard. I hadn’t meant to see anything. Truly. But that didn’t matter. Not to her.“What exactly did you see, Lucy?” Aurora asked finally, her voice low and razor-sharp. It was the kind of voice that made your skin crawl even though it was barely above a whisper.“I didn’t see anything,” I stammered, which was mostly true. I had only caught the tail, Aurora too close to him, his hand brushing her cheek. The look they shared was unmistakable, raw and intimate. And then the kiss.A
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