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Chapter 39

Author: Raelyn Karson
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Accalia-

“Thank you, everyone, for being here. I know many of you are getting impatient, but we will officially kick off the event soon.” Zydan spoke into the microphone on the stage.

“I didn’t mind waiting for the Lightning Queen to appear.” Someone yelled from the crowd.

Although I appreciated their words, I didn’t smile. Keeping my attention on Zydan, I became more aware of Arielle as she approached the stage. Once she was in my peripheral vision, I noticed the sweet smile she had plastered on her face as she gazed up at Zydan.

Something caught my attention in how she looked at him, so I pulled my eyes off Zydan and focused on Arielle. Her expression didn’t match her body language. For a split second, I thought she was still on edge about what I said, but that didn’t seem right.

I studied her for a long time, trying to figure out what my instincts were trying to tell me, but my mind couldn’t grasp it. Something seemed off about her, something potentially dangerous. I was starting t
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Here we go again with Arielle (eyeroll)… Fooling Zydan twice already…
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