Chapter 36: The Crown Beneath the Ashes

The knock on the door came just after dawn.

Not a guard’s knock. Not a servant’s. A soldier’s.

Kael was already halfway dressed, tugging on his shirt with practiced speed. I sat up slowly, sore in places I hadn’t used in months. Our training and lovemaking had left me aching—in the best way—but th...

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