well
had a rare fall of silver-white hair and eyes the
rod straight, like a sapling in a
she was f
offer false sympathy. Former comrades who came to gloat at my downfall. Spies sent b
poken to me like this. With an almost clinical, m
t nothing. But my mind reg
if she was forced? Once you enter this li
took a step forward. Rhys instinctively moved to blo
ne over Rhys's shoulder. "So, we
in my mind. What value did I, a para
rowled. "There are no deals
nough to signal Rhys to stand down. I wanted
ide, but his eyes remained
, the single word
umiliated you, and he humiliated me. The Queen and the
harassment for a while. You need a 'wife,' a shield to silence
lpel, precisely dissectin
ming a slow, unconscious rhyt
ll stay here and play the part of your wife. In return, you provide me with shelter
her blue eyes, only cool analysis an
will contribute it to the manor's exp
the floor. He must have expect
e was like a negotiator, calmly
n Omega raised in the countryside
it was overshadowed by a feeling I h
n tossed into the sta
erms?"
eedom, and... non-interferenc
anding 'non-interference' fro
e wanted a partnership in name o
oposal had no downsides for me. A nominal
to the Autumnwater Wing. G
urprised, but he obe
k. She nodded at me, a silent
d followed Rhys ou
withered forest was the same, but my mo
msey. Int
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