The grand hall of the royal palace stood in stunned silence, the air thick with emotions too overwhelming to name. At the heart of it all was King Hesperus, his once-imposing figure now seeming smaller, humbled not by force, but by the sheer weight of the truth.His golden eyes flickered toward Garcia, the woman he had despised for years, the woman he had believed had schemed to trap him. Yet now, faced with undeniable proof, the truth burned through him like an unrelenting flame.He had been wrong. He took a deep breath, his voice softer than any had ever heard from him. “Garcia.” She stiffened at the sound of her name from his lips. For decades, it had been spoken with disdain, with cold dismissal. Now, however, it was heavy with something foreign, regret.“I…” Hesperus hesitated, exhaling shakily. “I have spent years resenting you, hating you for a crime you never committed. I thought you had drugged me, that you had spent the night in my chambers with the intention of securing a p
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