As the border was being attacked by rogues, the palace stirred with an undercurrent of tension.Since Jenna and Malia had been the ones to deliver the money, they stayed the night in the palace. Later that night, they came to my room to chat.Malia had an uncomfortable expression on her face as she gazed at me. After a moment of hesitation, she finally said, "Annabelle, the way Mom and I treated you last time… I hope you won't take it to heart. It was wrong of us, and I apologize for our actions."If you hadn't given us a heads-up to sell off our assets and sent Jenna to the neighboring packs to borrow money, there was no way Dad would've been able to complete this task today. All of us… would've probably been executed."Letting out a sigh, Jenna came over to grab my hand. Gone was her past arrogance; only the relief of having survived and a hint of guilt remained in her eyes."I was too blinded by my arrogance in the past. From now on, I'll do whatever you tell me to do."I wasn
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