Chapter 121: The Unbroken Crown The golden morning sun washed over the polished white stone of the central spire, turning the glass towers of the capital into a sea of blazing light. Down in the grand courtyard, the morning air was crisp and clear, filled with the hum of clean plasma engines and the distant, happy shouts of children heading to the new district school. Eva stood alone near the edge of the high stone platform, her hands resting lightly on the cold iron railing. She wore a dark leather tunic over a plain white shirt, her dark hair pulled back into a tight, neat braid. Beside her on a stone pillar rested the heavy silver crown, but her forehead was bare. She didn't need the weight of metal to feel the strength in her own bones. A heavy, familiar footstep sounded behind her on the marble floor. Justin walked out onto the sunlit terrace, his broad shoulders squared against the cool morning wind. His black jacket was open at the collar, showing the faint white scar al
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