WILLOWMy cheeks flushed with embarrassment and my throat tightened, but before I could utter another word, Cyprian jerked his chin toward the guards standing by the door."Escort her out," he ordered coldly, turning his back on me.One of the guards grabbed my elbow, pulling me back into the hallway before slamming the doors shut in my face.I stood in the corridor, my chest heaving as tears of frustration pricked the corners of my eyes. I took steps back from the door, wiping my face with the back of my hand, when the muffled voices from inside the room drifted into my ears."She's getting more annoying by the day, My Lord," one of the councilors chuckled loudly from inside.Cyprian burst out laughing and didn't bother to silence him for speaking about his Luna that way. “Tell me about it. She follows me around like a brainless stray dog. If she didn't have a pretty face, I would have thrown her into the servants' quarters months ago.""Still, she has her uses," another voice added.
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