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Chapter 10- Royal Tension

Sahiyra POV

Kylen stepped closer to me on instinct. Jaxen and Torren followed, flanking me like a wall of muscle and quiet growls.

King Alaric stood. “Sahyria,” he said, voice like steel wrapped in sugar. “Welcome. We’ve been… eager to meet you.”

“I bet,” I said flatly, not curtsying. Not bowing....