Reina’s POVI should’ve known it was coming.From the moment I lied to my father, the moment Julian denied our bond, something in the palace changed. The walls felt tighter. The air is colder. Everyone began walking as if on thin ice, waiting for something to break.And it did.One morning, I was summoned again—not by my father this time, but by the council elders. They called it a “private meeting,” but when I entered the royal court chamber and saw my father seated on the high chair in his full ceremonial robes, I knew it was more than that.My heart thudded in my chest as I stood before them. All twelve council elders were lined in their seats, their faces carved from stone, their eyes filled with judgment.My father didn’t smile. He didn’t even look at me.“Princess Reina,” he said formally, like I was a stranger. “The time has come for your future to be secured.”I frowned, confused. “Secured?”“The scandal has made it clear,” one of the elders cut in, his voice old and dry. “You
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