Chapter 24Damien’s POVNight had fallen over the palace, casting long shadows through the hallways. I stood outside Liora’s room, my hand raised to knock, my heart pounding in my chest. I’d been standing here for ten minutes, trying to find the courage to face her.Finally, I knocked softly.“Come in,” her voice called from inside.I opened the door to find her sitting by the window, still dressed in the clothes she’d worn earlier. She hadn’t changed, hadn’t prepared for bed. She’d just been sitting there, waiting.“Liora,” I said softly, closing the door behind me.She turned to look at me, and I could see the desperation in her eyes. “What did they say? What did the elders decide?”I wanted to lie. I wanted to tell her that everything was fine, that Sage would be sent away, that nothing would change between us. But I couldn’t. She deserved the truth, even if it killed me to tell her.“I tried,” I said, my voice breaking slightly. “I tried my best to change their minds, to find anot
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