Alexander’s POVThe whole day was madness. From the very morning the palace was alive—people running everywhere, decorating, checking, rehearsing, fixing things that didn’t even need fixing. Music starting and stopping. Voices echoing through every hall. Everyone seemed excited, but for me it was torture. I was counting the hours like a man waiting for his own execution.I needed to see Mira. I needed to speak with her. But every time I thought about walking to her chambers, the weight of shame stopped me. Diana told her the truth, that I hadn’t betrayed her, that I was tricked—but Mira never came. She never said a word to me. That silence was worse than anything else.Now I was standing in the ballroom, music filling the air, chandeliers glowing, people laughing, drinking, smiling, and I was in agony. Just my heart beating too fast, like it was trying to break free from my chest.And then Mira entered, her hand locked in Dorrin’s.The whole room gasped, and so did I, though my lungs r
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