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Chapter 14: The Cure and the Curse

( Evelyn’s POV)

The room is too bright, too sterile, for a confrontation like this.

I stand just beyond the circle of royal advisors, my heart pounding like war drums behind my ribs.

Can I do this?

The scent of sage and antiseptic clings to the air, layered with the fainter, more distinct tang of m...