racks of glamorous dresses she had left and chose a severe, black pants
ain, black-framed glasses. The effect was immediate. They muted her striking be
as already waiting downstairs. Two stone-faced Royal Gua
ominated the city's central axis. Georgia leaned her head back against the cool leat
eing. She cared about Georgia's value as a political pawn, a tool to keep th
d by the two guards down long, opulent hallways, their footsteps echoing on th
to the throne
her throne, a picture of regal displeasure. And in chairs on either side
onflicting pheromones-a storm of cold fu
ast room, her head bowed. As protocol
Maje
e. She let her kneel there on the cold
deceptively light, "tell me what fooli
his voice cutting through the air like a shard of ice.
document onto a nearby table. It w
stated flatly. "I am dissolving my e
lab results, but Lantis had dismissed them as royal fabrications. Now, caught between military loyalty and the truth, his complicated gaze was fixed on Ge
. Her fingers tightened on the
with false maternal warmth. "It was a simple spat between
ace doctors conveniently produced? I know what I felt in my blood, Annabelle. She is a degenerate who tried to drug me, and then used your influence to scrub the evidence. Th
sn't bluffing. A direct confrontation with
lating, shifted to the we
"Explain yourself. The official medical records say you are innocent. Now, tell the
ould enrage Lantis further. If she admitted it, sh
She lifted her head, her eyes carefully filled
e breaking with a sob. "I did it all. I was just... I love him so much.
n the air, stunning t
mask of shock. Why? Why would she
ust as I thought, his expression said. His di
idden manipulation. But there was none. By confessing, Georgia had handed all the power to the Kensin
ct, you are hereby stripped of your title as Princess of the Imperium. All royal stipends and privileges are revoked, ef
is. "And your request f
, throwing her useless
flash of pure, unadulterated triumph
high-pitched siren began to wail from outside
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