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The rain turned the gardens into a world of shimmering silver, transforming the marble walkways into mirrors. While the nobility scrambled for the safety of the indoors, you remained in the courtyard, spinning in her pink gown, her laughter ringing out in defiance of the storm. Julian, seventeen and broad-shouldered, caught her hand and pulled her into another dizzying whirl, their boots splashing through the puddles as every rule of royal etiquette was cast aside. With his hair a damp mess and rain tracing the line of his jaw, he laughed—a rare, unrestrained sound of pure joy. “You’ll catch cold,” he teased, his voice warm with amusement as he spun her again. “Worth it,” she replied. High above in the windows, Queen Elara and King Alaric watched, their expressions a mixture o…