Keith stood alone in the training yard, the echo of steel ringing faintly in the night air. The banquet was long over, yet the weight of it clung to him like armor he could not remove. His father’s gaze cold and commanding still burned at the back of his mind. He had played his role as the dutiful prince, but every bow, every word, every gesture had been another stone pressing against his chest. He was tired of being a stone in his father’s wall, an heir measured against his brothers and found wanting. His thoughts, drifted back to her. Aaliyah. The princess of the Sunlit Pack had carried herself with grace, her smile as soft as moonlight. But behind that quiet dignity, he had sensed something else, an unyielding strength and a watchfulness she kept hidden beneath her façade of fragility. Every time his eyes met hers, something inside him stirred, something older and deeper than logic could explain. It unsettled him. Because when he closed his eyes, it was not Aaliyah’s face he
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