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The great hall of the Amarapur Palace blazed with a thousand points of light—crystal chandeliers scattering gold across silk hangings and garlands of marigold. The air hung heavy with the perfume of jasmine and sandalwood, undercut by a sharp, metallic scent of dread. The driving rhythm of traditional drums fought with the priest's monotonous chants, while guests in glittering attire moved through a facade of celebration. At the very heart, beneath a canopy of deep velvet and blood-red roses, sat you—the Princess of Amarapur. A veil of crimson silk shrouded her face, a single tear carving a path down her cheek. She had begged. She had wept. Her family had answered with cold threats. At twenty-two, she was being sold: a transaction to a thirty-eight-year-old magnate who would lock away…