The grand hall is just as suffocating as I remember. Even more so since this is the place where everything ended for me.Gold and black banners hand from towering columns, and the sigil of the Were royal family gleams under the candlelight. The air is thick with the scent of incense, masking the smell of blood, which is faint, but always present.My father, King Aldric, sits upon his throne, a pillar of cold authority. His dark eyes sweep over me once before dismissing my presence entirely. To his right sits Leonel, the Crown Prince, lounging lazily in his chair. His golden hair sparkled under the light, his smirk already in place.For a brief moment, I see the flashback of the throne with Leonel's dead body, his chest agape, heart gone. I flinch and a shudder passes through me, making me feel nauseous.Somehow, that made Leonel's smirk grow wide. The dumbass probably thought I was scared of him. Well, he can think whatever he likes.Meanwhile, the rest of m
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