The door slammed open. Two guards stormed into her quarters without warning. Nova jolted surprised, a scream escaping her before she could stop it.Elle bolted upright, eyes wide, hair tangled. "What are you doing?" She scrambled across the blankets toward them. "She hasn't done anything! She's been here all night. Let her go!"The guards didn't even spare her a look. They dragged Nova backward, rough and unyielding, as if she were a criminal rather than an omega girl barely awake."Elle—" Nova gasped, breath shaking, but the grip on her arms tightened until her fingers went numb."On what charges?" Elle snapped, furious now. "Answer me! You cannot haul her off without cause. What is this?"The guards remained silent.Silent and merciless.They pulled Nova into the hall, the torches guttering in weak drafts. No one was awake to see, no advisors, no warriors, no servants. Just the echo of boots and Nova's stumbling breaths as they forced her down the empty corridors toward the lower k
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