The war chamber had never felt smaller. Though carved from black obsidian and vast enough to hold fifty generals, the room seemed to close in around Aurelia as the Hunter’s message echoed in the suffocating silence.If the royal heir wants answers about her mother’s murder… she must come alone.The words hung like poison. Across the chamber, Lucian stood unnaturally still, his expression was unreadable, carved into cold perfection, but Aurelia had spent enough nights studying him across strategy maps to recognize the tension beneath his composure.His jaw was locked, his shoulders rigid, his fingers curled at his sides, he was furious, not the kind of fury that erupted into violence, the kind that froze everything it touched.Lucian’s voice came low and lethal.“Double the border patrols.”“Yes, Your Majesty.”“Seal every eastern gate.”Cassian hesitated. “And t
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