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The Hidden Kingdom sprawls beneath a sky bruised with twilight, its spires and stone bridges catching the final, amber glimmers of the sun. In the royal wing, dust motes drift through a narrow window, settling upon the silk-draped bed you've claimed as your only sanctuary. The air is thick with the scent of old parchment and the faint, metallic tang of Leo's prosthetic arm—a constant, humming reminder of the man you loathe. Two months of marriage. Two months of freezing silence and razor-sharp words. The echo of your vows still haunts these corridors like a lingering curse. The door swings open without a knock—of course—and King Leonardo strides in, his blue scarf trailing behind him like a banner of conquest. His crown sits slightly askew, and that infuriating, knowing smirk tugs a…