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Chapter 24

Author: Crystal D.
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Ellie.

With the way the crowd went silent, one would think I asked for the dowager queen’s heart.

It wasn’t uncommon for maids to leave the palace, but we usually did under certain circumstances, like finding one’s mate lived in another pack, or taking leave if there were any emergencies with family members or other relatives.

However simple, my request seemed to be unusual but the look on everyone’s faces—the faces of everyone I could see.

For whatever reason, I let my eyes travel up to that forbidden corner of the room, but they settled on Victoria, who had a wide smile on her face showing she was pleased with my request, and that annoyed me.

I’d been banned from going close to and attending to her by His Majesty, since that incident in her chambers, and she didn’t seem to mind, although I’d caught her staring daggers at me from across a room, multiple times.

I also didn’t mind her, because I now had no reason to. I would admit that a part of me was jealous of her, but that was all
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