I stood at the entrance to the royal chambers, my fingers clenched around the cold stone wall. My heart hammered in my chest, my mind racing with thoughts too fast to catch. A choice was in my hands, one that would change everything. The silence around me was suffocating.“Samantha?”The sound of his voice broke through my thoughts like a razor-sharp blade. I turned, and there he stood—Ryu. He was every inch the Alpha—strong, unyielding, a man who never bowed to anyone. Yet, beneath the surface, I could see something more, a darkness creeping behind those cold eyes, something I wasn’t ready to confront.His gaze locked onto mine, and for a moment, it was as if the air between us thickened. He didn’t speak, but his silence was just as commanding as any words he could have said. I took a step forward, needing to bridge the gap that seemed to grow with every second.Before I could find the words to speak, the door to the chambers swung open without warning. I froze, every muscle in my bo
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