Chapter 79LEONESleep would not come after my sex escapades. I had tried for hours lying in bed, staring at the ceiling, willing my mind to shut down. But it refused.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw her face. Seraphina's face when she had overheard me earlier. That look of devastation and broken expression.I should not care. I did not care.But the image would not leave me alone.Finally, I gave up. I threw off the covers and dressed, pulling on trousers and a shirt. The palace was silent at this hour. Most of the servants had retired. Even the guards were sparse, stationed only at key locations.I wandered through the corridors, my footsteps echoing in the emptiness. The cool night air drifted through open windows, carrying the scent of the gardens.I turned a corner and stopped. Someone else was awake. A figure paced near the entrance hall, back and forth, agitated movements in the dim candlelight.Reginald.I approached quietly, watching him. His hair was dishevelled. His shi
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