Clara’s POVThe silk lining of Livia’s dark wool cloak felt exceptionally soft against my skin.Standing before the tall looking-glass in the master bedchamber, I traced the silver embroidery running along the collar. In the dim, warm light of the hearth fire, the reflection looking back at me was indistinguishable from my sister. The same high, arched cheekbones. The same striking, pale green eyes. The same long, dark hair falling in thick waves past my shoulders.I leaned closer to the glass, tilting my chin up just a fraction. Livia held her chin higher proud, rigid , carrying the heavy weight of her ancient Warden lineage like a crown she never asked to wear. I adjusted my posture, letting my shoulders drop into that rigid, disciplined line, and the transformation was complete.A bitter, quiet smirk touched my lips.All my life, back in the sprawling, gilded cage of the Imperial Palace, I had lived in the dark. While Livia was hailed as the wild child of the North, hidden away
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