THE PRINCE AFTER HIS HEART.

Chapter: 56

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ALTAIR:

As I slipped through the window into the familiar confines of my bedroom, the weight of the night pressed down on me like a shroud. The chill of the evening air followed me inside, but it did little to alleviate the heaviness in my heart. I closed the window behind me, the gentle click of the latch echoing with a finality I was unprepared to face. Tears spilled from my eyes the moment I fell onto my bed, the soft sheets offering no comfort against the turmoil within.

For countless nights, I had wandered the forest, my heart yearning for the figure who haunted my dreams—the vampire I was forbidden to even speak of within the Manor. Talon. Just the thought of his name sent a shiver down my spine, a mix of longing and despair that had become all too familiar. The restrictions imposed by my Birth Omega felt suffocating, a web designed to keep me safe yet ensnared. He had made it clear that any mention of Talon would send him into a rage, a fury I had wi