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lost control. Leah did her best to tend to her daughter's injury, guilt weighing heavily on her chest. She'd seen Mira's temper many times

mov

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admission into Nexalith State University, a public university known for its strong programs a

was

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earful eyes, "you are going to make

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long gone and her mother breaking her back

ies in Nexalith: Regal Heights University. The institution was a hub for children of the rich and powerful. Her mother, Evelyn

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ed out of their home dressed in black, her posture regal, her face emotionle

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semester, and her life became a carousel of lux

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expected to s

directions one paved with wealth, privilege, and hollow pe

th. She studied hard, rarely missed lectures, and t

week the lectures, the stress, the small victories

aid over the phone, "I w

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Royal Stone Estate. It was less of a home and more of a world within a world high stone walls laced with security, glass towers that kissed the sky

ince Lucian Stone the only child a

e. From the moment he took his first breath, he was being prepared to lead not just the royal

Royal Nexalith Tech Summit, and a frequent guest at global investment forums. While other boys his

e had no time for frivolities, no tolerance for weakness. He believe

aires, trained in diplomacy, business, finance, politics, and strategic warfare of the boardroom. He c

the piercing stare, Lucian was s

e in only bodyguards, assistants, and a sche

arried it

s worshipped him. He was the face of wealth and ambition, dressed in designer s

doors, Lucian live

ten absent. Her heart had grown weary from the coldness of the crown. S

grand, yes bu

inkling lights of the city below, wondering what it was like to live a simple l

knew

sn't hi

there were deals to sign, enemies to outsmart, and ex

r your emotions, Lucian. Be a

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strategist in meetings

a part of Lucian Stone longed for s