Tension permeated the modest flat that Izora owned. The only sounds in the room were the soft hum of the refrigerator and the far-off tap of rain against the glass, which contrasted sharply with the wild ideas whirling in Izora's head. Benedict stood before her, his typically cool attitude broken like fragile glass, his features drawn and tight. As though it were the only thing keeping him anchored, his hands clutched the bag's strap. "Izora, you don't understand," he started, his voice tight and every word spilling out as if it were a terrible admission. “You have a marriage contract signed with Kaiser Eirian.” Izora's head whirled, the words descending slowly like stones into a deep, black well. Her throat closed as her body stopped. Her breath seized in her chest. "When!? No, it cannot be the truth.” But the look in Benedict’s eyes, the terror there, told her everything she needed to know. "How?" Her voice came out in a shaky whisper, barely audible above the storm outsid
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