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CHAPTER 89

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CRYSTAL'S POV

He was pretty muscular, and he was clad in armour like he was preparing for battle.

"Miss Crystal Thorne, I believe?" He quizzed, eyeing me curiously from head to toe.

I gulped. I was uncomfortable with the way he was seizing me up.

Emily tugged my dress to get my attention and drew closer to whisper in my ears:

"Why are the guards here?"

It was not only the muscular guard. There were seven more men clad in armour, and they encircled us.

I sucked in several deep breaths and puffed out a deep sigh. These must be the guards sent to escort me, but did they really have to go the extra mile getting all geared up like this? What's out there? Was it that dangerous? From what I heard, outside the walls of the well secured royal palace may be dangerous because of the presence of rogues loitering in the woods.

But we weren't going too far off. The Victoria Lake was only a couple of miles away. Nevertheless, my safety was paramount. That's why Xavier had insisted that eight men
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