The mansion was quiet that night, unnervingly quiet. The guards stood stiffly by the hallways, their presence a constant reminder that Amira’s freedom had been stripped away. Montez walked in from the cold night air, his coat hanging off his shoulders, his steps heavy with the kind of exhaustion that came not from work, but from rage barely caged. He strode toward the guarded room, where two of his men stood. At the sight of him, they straightened immediately, heads bowed. “She’s inside, sir,” one of them murmured. Montez said nothing. He pressed his thumb to the biometric lock. The green light flickered, and the heavy door clicked open. Inside, Amira stood near the window, her face pale in the moonlight, her arms crossed tightly over her chest. The moment she saw him, her eyes narrowed with fire. “So the king finally visits his prisoner,” she spat.
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