All Chapters of His Regret: Her Rebirth : Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

THE CIRCLE GROWSXENIA’S POVThe next morning, I was at the table before sunrise. The room was cold and quiet, the fire nothing more than fading embers. I relit the candles and sat there, listening to the stillness.I wondered how long it would take for others to come back — if they would at all. But I did not have to wonder for long.Brin was the first.He walked in without knocking, a bundle of herbs tucked under his arm. He placed them gently on the table. “The winter cough is spreading,” he said. “The council hasn’t approved more supplies, but I will not wait on them. If you want, I will make the medicine myself.”I nodded. “Do it. We will send what we can to the villages.”His face softened. “Good. I was hoping you would say that.”CATTY’S POVReyna came next, carrying a roll of parchment she had taken from one of the scribe rooms. She unrolled it across the table without a word and began marking the southern roads with charcoal.“Two caravans were stopped by hunters near the bor

THE COUNCIL REACTSXENIA’S POVThe summons came at dawn.A messenger knocked sharply on the study door, carrying a sealed note stamped with the council’s crest.Attendance required. Immediate.I stared at it for a long moment before setting it aside.They were not calling me out of respect. They were calling me because they were afraid.CATTY’S POVShe dressed with no rush, no nervousness.“They will try to provoke you,” I warned her as I tied the dark blue cloak at her shoulders.“They will try,” she agreed. “But I have nothing to prove to them anymore.”She left the study with her head high, and I felt the quiet strength she carried like a shield.RICO’S POVWhen we entered the chamber, Cerra was already speaking.“The palace is divided,” she said, her voice crisp. “And division weakens us. We cannot have two centers of command.”Her eyes slid toward Xenia, but Xenia didn’t flinch.She simply took her place near the back of the room, standing where they had once tried to erase her.

WHEN LINES ARE CROSSEDXENIA’S POVThe blow came quietly, as their blows often did.By the time I reached the morning briefing, my name had been removed from every official ledger. Not crossed out. Not marked with explanation. Simply gone, as if I had never been part of the records at all.Reports that once bore my signature now carried Cerra’s.The council seals looked heavier, colder, as if they had been pressed with purpose.I stood in the doorway, holding one of the ledgers, and felt the weight of their intent.CATTY’S POV“They want to erase her,” I whispered to Reyna.Reyna’s jaw tightened. “They can erase ink. Not memory.”But I could see the strain in Xenia’s face. She did not show anger, not even disappointment. Just that quiet resolve she carried when the world tried to corner her.RICO’S POVWhen she left the briefing, I followed her to the study.“They’re crossing lines now,” I said. “They’re not just trying to silence you, they’re trying to make you invisible.”She placed

FIRE IN THE SHADOWSXENIA’S POVThe council moved quickly.By dawn, Cerra had issued a new order: any servant who “disrupted the order of the palace” would be reassigned or dismissed without pay. She did not mention Lio by name, but everyone knew who the message was meant for.When I heard it, I felt my hands clench against the edge of the table. Not from fear — from anger.CATTY’S POVLio tried to pretend it didn’t matter.When I found him in the kitchen, he was scrubbing the same pot over and over, his thin arms trembling with exhaustion.“They are going to send me away,” he said, his voice quiet, almost resigned.“No,” I told him firmly. “Not while she’s here.”RICO’S POVI brought the news to Xenia.“They want to make an example of him,” I said. “It’s not about punishment, it’s about fear. They want everyone else to stay quiet.”Xenia looked up from the map, her gaze steady.“Then we will show them what happens when someone speaks the truth. We will not let them crush that courage

UNDER PRESSUREXENIA’S POVCerra did not come for me directly this time.She went for the ones closest to me.By mid-morning, I heard the news. Catty had been summoned to the council chamber. Reyna, too. Both under the guise of “routine checks.” But nothing about Cerra’s timing was routine. She wanted to send a message: I can pull them away from you anytime I want.I felt a tightness in my chest as I watched them leave, their shoulders stiff, their eyes briefly meeting mine.CATTY’S POVThe chamber felt colder than usual when I walked in. Cerra was waiting, her fingers laced together as she sat at the polished table. She didn’t smile. She didn’t need to.“Catty,” she said, her tone deceptively kind. “You’ve been close to the Luna lately, haven’t you?”I nodded slowly. “I work for her, yes.”Cerra leaned forward. “Loyalty is a valuable thing. Sometimes, it comes at a cost. Are you prepared to pay it?”Her words slithered into the silence. I didn’t flinch. “I serve because I choose to,”