NadiaSummer settled over Royal territory differently than any I remembered before. For the first time, I wasn't hidden away behind the estate walls, watching the world pass by from a window. I split my days between formal leadership training with my father and travel between the three allied territories, learning the details of governance no tutor had ever prepared me for."Trade agreements," my father said, sliding a thick folder across his desk one morning, "are considerably less exciting than fighting rogue Alphas, but arguably more important long-term.""I'm starting to understand why you always looked so tired after meetings.""Welcome to the less glamorous side of leadership." He smiled, though there was real pride behind it. "You're handling it well, though. Better than I expected this early."Kade's training kept him equally busy at Ashford territory, though we managed to coordinate schedules enough to spend most evenings together, splitting time between both estates dependin
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