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The echoes of the celebratory cheers still rang through the palace, but for the eldest princess of Linkon, the air felt suffocating. Throughout the ceremony, General Zayne had remained a silent sentinel in the periphery, his piercing yellowish-green eyes tracking her every movement with an intensity that bordered on pain. He was her shield, her mentor, and the one constant in her life—yet he was bound by a code of honor that forbade him from claiming her. After retreating to her chambers to collapse into the solitude of her bed, the princess finally forced herself up. Seeking an escape from the ghost of her future husband, she stepped out into the dim, echoing corridors of the palace, her footsteps soft against the stone.