I sat beside Kaid, my posture the perfect mimicry of grace, my face a still pond. Only the faint tremor of my pulse betrayed the storm beneath.Across from us, the Queen of the Eastern Border smiled.It was a smile that knew its own power soft, serene, and utterly merciless.My gown caught the light like the skin of a serpent, pale green and silver, the color of something alive and dangerous beneath still waters. Beside me, Alpha Daston, my father, sat with that same cold majesty look he had always worn: a man carved by duty, his eyes unreadable even when they lingered on me.Yet I felt it. The subtle flicker, the hesitation when his gaze met mine.Something had changed since the night before, when the sigil had awakened beneath my hand.Kaid leaned closer, his voice low enough to be mistaken for breath.“Be careful how you look at her,” he murmured. “The Queen sees through stillness.”“I’m not the only one she’s watching,” I replied, my lips barely
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