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ali
sliced across my cheek, leaving a thi
Citlali Ortega!" Dolphus's voice roared through the grand ceremonial hall of the Ortega Estate, dripping with
emissaries gasped in unison, followed
ous aristocrats knew the truth: behind my coughing fits and delicate lace dresses lay the iron fist of the Gilded Vault, the wealthiest covert merchant network in the empire, and a dormant, primor
mony meant to honor a young noble's coming of age-he was using my supp
to stir a beastly aura. I had deliberately suppressed my inner spirit, ensuring the water rema
h a vicious crash. "You ungrateful bastard!" Issac snarled, his grey-blue eyes blazing with feral Alpha fury as he gripped the hilt of his broad
blink. I
coolly on my right wrist. Lowering my gaze, I let my eyelashes cast shadows o
carry the pathetic quiver of a broken-hearted maiden. "After all my fam
He tossed the remaining shreds of the parchment onto the stone floor, grinding them beneath the heel of his polished lea
rnal sorrow for the gossiping matrons nearby. "Forgive my son, Citlali dear," Martha purred loudly enough for the entire gallery
ious agreement. Cruel smirk
to your bedchamber, Citlali. You're lucky I didn't throw you out into the rogue lands." He shoved my shou
forward with a terrified cry, catching me before my head hit the floor. The resonance stone bracelet on my wrist cli
her own body as she glared murder at Dolphus. "
," Dolphus scoffed, turning on his heel to
he trembling curve of my mouth harde
coldly. Because when I demand what you owe
ng as she guided me away from the sneering c
heavy rustle of silk echoed ahead. Martha, flanked by two stern-faced

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