Chapter 51

Velis's expression didn't change, but something flickered in his eyes—brief as lightning, gone before Caelum could identify it. "I never said anything about playing house.""Then what was it? The nice clothes, the private room, the servants bowing and scraping?" Caelum pushed himself up slightly despite the protest from his ribs. "What am I supposed to be to you?""Alive." The word came out sharp, cutting through the space between them. "That's all. Just... alive."Caelum stared at him, thrown by the response. The simplicity of it felt like a lie, but the way Velis said it—with that strange tension in his voice—made it sound almost like truth. "Why?""Because—" Velis stopped, his hand coming up to rub his temples in a gesture that seemed almost human in its frustration. For a moment, the mask of cold authority slipped, revealing something underneath that Caelum couldn't quite read. "Because the queen has taken an interest in you. Because there are things about you that don't make s

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Chapter 52

“It’s a pity,” he said. “That we were born on opposite sides. It forces my hand to cruelty I would rather avoid since you’re not an ordinary slave, Caelum. You’re a political prisoner—and perhaps… more than that. If only things had been different—if only we had been on the same side—”He didn’t finish.The words died somewhere between them, heavy and unfinished.Before Caelum could speak, Velis turned and left. The door closed with a muted click that sounded far too final—like the quiet sealing of something that could never be undone.The fuck is that?Caelum lay back against the thin pillow, staring at the ceiling. His body ached, his mind churned with questions he didn't want to consider, and somewhere deep in his chest, something twisted painfully.I didn't plan that.As if that made it better. As if that changed anything about what they'd done, what Caelum had let happen.He turned his face into the pillow, jaw clenched against the burning behind his eyes. But alone in the darknes

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Lahat ng Kabanata ng Godless Prince: Kabanata 51 - Kabanata 52

Chapter 51

Chapter 52