Lucien watched us like we were a promise bleeding. “You cannot run from what you are. Fighting your fate only feeds the darkness.” I spun to him. “So I should give up? Let it take me? Become something hideous and call it destiny?” “Or accept who you are and become ruler rather than weapon.” “I don’t want a crown!” Silence. Thick. Violent. Kael stared at me, voice low. “You think a crown is the danger? The crown is kindness. The throne is safe. The power is what will kill you.”
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