Rowan's POVI stayed hidden until my father's footsteps disappeared down the corridor. It was only then I dared to breathe again. My chest hurt from fear… from everything I just heard. Another family?Another woman?Children?Those words kept circling inside my head like birds trapped in a cage.For the first time in my life, I realized that kings weren't simply figures in history books or portraits hanging on palace walls.They were men.Men who made mistakes. Men who hurt the people they loved.And somehow, that realization hurt even more than the secret itself.I looked toward my father's study, the door remained slightly open. No voices came from inside anymore, only silence. I should have gone back to my room. I should have pretended I hadn't heard anything. I should have pretended none of this existed.But I couldn't.My mother was silent in the study. She sounded devastated when she was talking earlier. Despite how strict she was, despite how impossible she could sometimes
Last Updated : 2026-07-18
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