Lex’s POVIn the doorway, Sade appeared, her face twisted in righteous fury, a cruel smile curling on her lips. “Isn’t this wonderful!” Her shrill voice erupted from the threshold, slicing through the air like a knife. “The royal family throwing a dinner party for an orphan girl. How touching.”Every head in the room jerked toward her. The warmth that had just begun to settle instantly froze, tension crackling between every heartbeat. Lilly, seated beside me, stiffened. But she didn’t cower—her chin lifted, her eyes clear and steady, defiant even under Sade’s venomous gaze.“Sade,” I hissed, rising to my feet, my chair scraping the polished floor. “That’s enough. Leave. Now.”She stalked further into the room, her heels clicking like gunshots, eyes wild with something more dangerous than jealousy. “Enough?” she spat, her voice trembling with indignation. “You left me outside—alone, humiliated—just to have dinner with that wretch? I’m your mate, Lex, not her!”A growl rumbled in my che
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