Bride Of The Shadowed Alpha

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g with anxiety. He had no idea how long he had been following Emperor Tharros's

ef escaped his lips as he finally stopped and slumped into the seat. His legs ached, and his mind r

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ir goodbyes before parting ways. Nyxoria made her way to the

on sun. Stroking the mare's mane, Nyxoria mounted her and began the journey back home. The day

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ly lit chamber, quietly tending to the room. She lit the oil lamps and candles, filling th

tly on the shoulder. The light touch stirred Nyxoria, a

and Princess Nasa are waiting fo

ed. The servant remained patient, repeating the message

soon," Nyxoria said, her

urried to the adjoining bathroom. She quickly freshened up, letting the warm water wash away the

ng Vyr, had raised his daughter single handedly. Nasa's mother had died dur

y hear the faint chatter of her uncle and Nasa inside, and w

ing Vyr greeted warmly, a gent

ok a seat at the table. She reached for a piece of meat fr

with curiosity, "Nasa was just telling m

g with mild amusement, but she kept her f

slightly, "she mentioned that you refuse

xpression indifferent. "I don't kneel for

imes you shouldn't feel the need to prove how stubborn you can be. There's a time and place for defiance,

uctantly. "Yes, Un

row morning, you'll go to the Emperor's castle to s

owly, she set it down and turned to look at her uncle. Across t

r tone sharp, "when I can simply wait for him to

day might start a war. And no one, no one, wants to go to war agains

and the smirking Nasa. The room seemed to grow heavier with

finally said, her voic

d, his gaze inten

d between them, the weight of

her uncle and the smirking Nasa. The weight of King

tween her uncle and that dark, commanding figure, the Emperor of Shadows. The thought of Vyr, the man who had raised and supported her, cla

e. "Fine," she said, her voice subdued but still carrying an edge of defiance

njoying her cousin's momentary

ently but firmly, "you

ing one last time, but she nodded

thing to do. She wasn't doing it out of fear or submission to the E

e demon thought for a second that her kneeling meant s