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NoahThe garden was quiet.I sat on the stone bench, my hands resting on my swollen belly, staring at nothing. The flowers blurred in my vision, their colors bleeding together into a wash of red and gold.I didn't see them. I didn't see anything.Elena found me there. Her footsteps were soft on the gravel path, but I heard her approach. I heard everything now. The birds in the trees, the wind in the leaves, the distant murmur of voices from the palace.I heard it all.And I felt nothing."Noah." Elena sat beside me, her voice gentle. "I have news."I didn't respond. I just kept staring at the flowers."Tyrene has been banished. Kael sent her away. She's gone."The words hung in the air between us. I waited for something to happen. For anger, relief, satisfaction. Anything.Nothing came.I blinked slowly. "Oh."Elena studied my face. "That's all you have to say?""What else is there to say?" My voice was flat, hollow. "She's gone. Good. She should have been gone a long time ago.""I th

NoahThe knock came late in the evening.I was sitting by the window, watching the sun sink below the horizon. The sky was painted in shades of orange and gold, beautiful and distant.I didn't turn around."Noah." Adrian's voice was quiet, hesitant. "Can I come in?"I said nothing.He took my silence as permission. The door opened and closed softly. I felt him cross the room, felt his presence settle beside me.He didn't try to touch me. He just stood there, waiting."I know you don't want to see me," he said finally. "I know you probably hate me. But I needed to say something."I still didn't look at him."I'm sorry." His voice cracked. "For everything. For rejecting you. For buying you. For treating you like you were nothing."The words hung in the air.I stared out the window, my face blank."I know sorry isn't enough," Adrian continued. "I know I can't undo what I did. But I need you to know that I understand now. I understand how badly I hurt you."Silence."Noah, please." His vo

NoahI stared at the key in my palm long after Elias left.The metal was cold against my skin, small and unassuming. It didn't look like freedom. It didn't look like hope. But it was. I turned it over in my hand, feeling the weight of it. This was it. A way out. A chance to escape.But I didn't move.I couldn't.Because if I left, I would be alone again. No Elena. No Kael. No one who actually cared about me as a person instead of a possession. The baby shifted inside me, a gentle reminder that I wasn't completely alone. But the fear still gripped my heart like a vice.What if I left and they caught me? What if I left and something happened to my child? What if I left and Kael wasn't there to meet me?The questions swirled in my mind like a storm. I was still sitting there, paralyzed by indecision, when a soft knock came at the door.I tensed, shoving the key into my pocket. My heart pounded in my chest. "Who is it?""A servant." The voice was muffled, barely audible through the thick

ClaraI was still seething when I reached my chambers.That pathetic omega. That weak, worthless creature. How dare he speak to me like that? How dare he threaten me?I slammed the door behind me and paced the room, my hands trembling with rage."You think you've won?" I muttered to myself. "You think you're safe?"I laughed bitterly. He had no idea what was coming. No idea what I had planned.A knock at the door made me freeze."Who is it?"The door burst open before I could answer.Adrian.His face was dark with fury, his eyes blazing. I had never seen him like this. Not once in all the years I had known him."Adrian—""Don't." His voice was ice. "Don't you dare speak."I stepped back, my heart pounding. "I don't know what you're—""You visited Noah." He stepped closer, his presence filling the room. "You went to his chambers. You threatened him.""I was just—""You were just what?" He grabbed my arm, his grip like iron. "You were just trying to hurt him again?"I tried to pull away

NoahI was running through a field of wildflowers.The sun was warm on my face, and the grass was soft beneath my bare feet. I could hear laughter in the distance, light and carefree. I turned and saw Kael standing at the edge of the field. He was smiling, his hand extended toward me."Come on," he called. "We're almost there."I ran toward him, my heart full of joy. I felt lighter than I had in years. Free. The wind whipped through my hair, and I could smell the sweetness of the flowers all around me."Where are we going?" I asked."Home," he said. "We're going home."I reached for his hand, my fingers brushing against his. The warmth of his touch spread through my entire body. I felt safe. I felt loved. I felt like I finally belonged somewhere."Home," I repeated, the word tasting sweet on my tongue. "I like the sound of that."Kael laughed, the sound deep and genuine. "I thought you might."We walked together through the field, the flowers parting around us like they were welcoming