KELLAN POV Going back inside with Ivy, it was silent, she didn't utter a word, and neither did I. I did not feel victorious after the fight against her little rogue lover, neither at peace. I should have, the prisoners were returned, the escape was stopped, the Alpha would call it loyalty fulfilled,or maybe even reward me. But all I could see was Ivy’s face as she walked besides me, not defiance, not angry, just tired. I felt something near pity for her,she didn't ask for any of this. The kingdom decided what she was before she could pick who she wanted to be, and I-like a loyal blade-helped shape the cage around her. I stood outside her chamber long after the guards left. She was inside now, safe, breathing, alive, safe because I forced her to be. I thought of opening the door. Thought of sitting beside her and telling her everything—the dust, the map, what she was made for, the Alpha’s true intentions. The truth I've closed up for years like a loyal servent But truth makes p
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