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Valeria

I stood on the balcony of my chambers, looking out over the moonlit expanse of the lands I now ruled as Luna Queen. The weight of it was suffocating sometimes—an entire kingdom and its people relying on me to lead, to make decisions, to protect them. And then there was Aiden. My husband. My supposed mate.

Since the coronation and our marriage, things hadn’t been as simple as I imagined. I tried to embrace the role of Luna Queen with grace, but there was always something gnawing at me. A doubt. A shadow I couldn’t shake. Aiden was charming, confident, and decisive—everything a leader should be. But why did it feel like there was a wall between us? Why did I feel like a pawn in someone else’s game?

A soft knock on the door broke through my thoughts.

“Valeria,” came a familiar voice. Kade.

I stiffened, glancing over my shoulder. Kade shouldn’t be here, not like this, but I had agreed to meet him. A dangerous, foolish decision, yet I couldn’t stop myself. My heart still ached for
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