Chapter Thirty SevenElla POV By the time evening settled into the palace, I had managed exactly three bites of food.The tray sat on the small dining table in my room, steam long gone, appetite even further. My body was present, but my mind was still outside the palace walls, replaying headlines, comments, pauses in conversations, the way power shifted without warning.I was lifting my glass when my phone rang. Ria. I answered immediately.“I found him,” she said, skipping every unnecessary preface.My spine straightened. “Where.”“A café on the west end. Quiet place. He’s alone.”“When.”“Now,” she replied. “Before anyone else does.”I glanced at the untouched plate, then at the clock. “Send me the location. I’ll come.”“You haven’t eaten.”“I can eat later,” I said. “This can’t wait.”She hesitated only briefly before sending the address. I grabbed my coat, ignored the food entirely, and left without alerting anyone. There was no entourage or guards. Tonight required invisibility,
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