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CHPT 40
Leo stood in the center of the temple, holding the small scrap of blue silk in his shaking fingers. The cold words written in his mother's hand burned into his mind, tearing away the ground beneath his feet."Do not trust the Emperor," Leo whispered, his voice cracking as he stared into the empty golden chest. "How can my mother tell me not to trust the man who gave us soldiers and opened the palace gates for Elena?"He turned toward the pillars, running a hand through his hair as anger and confusion fought inside his chest. Everything he had believed about the war, his family, and his allies felt like a cruel trick meant to blind him.Victoria stepped up to his side, her hand reaching out to touch his tense arm with firm, gentle warmth. She could see the wild panic in his eyes, the deep pain of a boy learning that his entire world was built on shadows."Breathe, Leo, please look at me," Victoria urged, her voice steady and calm against the rising storm in the room. "You cannot react
CHPT 39
The echo of the Shadow Master's declaration hung over the capital. Inside the damp cellar, Leo leaned over the table, staring down at the city map while the bells tolled. Victoria sat nearby, cleaning her dagger while Elena watched the door."The capital is falling apart faster than we can patch it," Victoria said, sheathing her blade with a quiet sigh. "With our funds frozen and the lords arming their guards, we cannot hold out here for long."Elena turned from the entrance, "My father called an emergency council, but many lords refused to answer. The people are terrified, and the throne is losing control."Ethan rested against the wall,"If we do not give the people something real to believe in soon, the enemy will march inside without a fight."The wooden hatch creaked, and Thomas walked into the room. He carried a leather bag, his weathered face showing an urgent purpose as he looked at them."You will not find your answer in these city maps, Leo," Thomas said, his voice cutting th
CHPT 38
The gates of the Global Sovereign Trust open. Armed guards in unfamiliar uniforms blocked the central stairs where Victoria’s clerks usually worked.The lead executive stood at the top of the steps with a stamped papers in his hands. Several board members stood behind him, refusing to meet Victoria’s eyes as she stepped inside the hall."Your authority over this building is finished, Victoria," the lead executive announced across the room. "The executive board met before sunrise, and we have voted to strip you of all command."Victoria stopped in the center of the hall, her hands clenching into tight fists. She recognized the guards standing around the pillars as workers she had personally paid and protected for years."I built this institution with my own sweat and my family's resources," Victoria said, stepping toward the stairs. "You do not have the legal right to lock me out of my own office."Another executive stepped forward from the line, tossing a ring of bronze keys onto the
CHPT 37
Black smoke poured through the shattered roof of the old timber mill as men in dark coats kicked the gates open. Leo parried a heavy iron sword and drove his boot into the attacker's chest, throwing him back against the wall.He watched the guild fighters tear through the room, ripping floorboards and tossing wooden chests aside. They ignored the food stores completely, tearing open old strongboxes with brutal intent."They are not trying to burn the mill down!" Leo shouted over the clanking steel. "They want Thomas's physical evidence. They are searching for the ledgers and records!"Victoria ran to his side, her two short daggers held firm in her hands. She looked back at the frightened families hiding beneath the stairs and pointed toward the rear archway."I will lead the evacuation through the southern tunnel," Victoria said with steady breath. "The smoke is getting thick, and if we do not move now, the families will suffocate."Leo gripped her arm, his face pale with worry as he
CHPT 36
The news of the royal marriage swept through the capital like a cold winter wind,rattling every glass window and freezing the blood of every noble family inside.Lords and ladies whispered behind silk fans about how this union would shift power.Victoria stood alone near the stone fountain in the inner courtyard of the grand palace,her fingers resting lightly on the cold edge of the basin as murmurs swirled around.Her face remained completely still, hiding the fierce storm raging beneath her skin.She refused to let any passing guard see the sharp ache inside her chest todaywhen she heard Princess Elena's name linked with Leo in every single conversation."They think a wedding band can glue a shattered kingdom," Victoria muttered aloud.Across the wide stone courtyard, high up on the open balcony overlooking grey streets,Leo stared out into the hazy distance with heavy eyes and a tightly clenched jaw.He felt the invisible chains of the crown tightening around his throat every se
CHPT 35
Leo stared at the Emperor in shock, his hands trembling as he dropped his sword to his side."What are you saying to me right now?" Leo asked, his voice shaking with disbelief."Are you telling me that my mother is still breathing somewhere in this world after all this time?""I am telling you that the body buried in the royal cemetery eighteen years ago was never your mother," the Emperor answered calmly.Leo stepped forward, grabbing the edge of the desk as his eyes burned bright."Give me the proof right now!" Leo demanded, his voice ringing with royal authority and desperate emotion."If my mother is alive, why did you let me live eighteen years of hell while thinking she was murdered by those monsters?"The Emperor opened a drawer in his desk and pulled out a document tied with red silk."I received this secret intelligence report three years after the palace fell," the Emperor explained, sliding the paper across the desk."I never dared to reveal it publicly because Lord Malakor
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