Life at the palace fell into a comfortable, albeit chaotic, routine.Saturday mornings were for combat training. Killian insisted on teaching Lucian himself in the private training grounds behind the Forbidden Wing.I sat on the veranda, sipping tea, watching my handsome husband teach my golden son how to throw a punch. Nyx sat at my feet, drawing in a sketchbook with black charcoal."Again, Lucian," Killian instructed patiently. "Don't just use your arm. Use your core. You are a Royal; your power comes from within."Lucian, sweating and determined, threw another punch at the heavy sandbag. It flew off its chain and crashed into the stone wall, cracking the masonry."Oops," Lucian grinned, rubbing his tiny fist."Better," Killian smirked, pride radiating from him.It was a perfect, peaceful Saturday. Until it wasn't.The air shifted. The birds stopped singing.A new guard, hired just last week to patrol the perimeter, suddenly broke formation. He wasn't looking at Killian. He was look
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