Alex's pov The weight of Lily’s absence was a stone pressing on my chest. I searched the palace endlessly, questioning guards and servants, but no one had seen her since last night. The room where we had argued still carried her scent, faint and lingering, but it offered no solace. I had replayed every word I had said to her in my mind, tormenting myself with the thought that I had pushed her too far. And yet, there was a part of me, an aching, hollow part that knew something deeper was wrong. Lily wasn’t the type to run without reason. “Where are you, Lily?” I whispered, staring out over the kingdom from the balcony. The distant howl of the wind was my only answer. A knock sounded at the door, and my Beta, Caleb, entered, his expression grim. “My Lord, we have some issues at hand,” he said, his tone clipped. “Speak,” I said, turning to face him, trying to bury the worry clawing at my insides. “It’s Stella,” he said. “She’s sent a message.” “Stella?” I frowned, the name
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