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“Make a move against him.”

The words made my heart stutter, leaving ine nearly breathless. My chest tightened, and for a moment, the room seemed to spin.

Alexander’s hand was on my shoulder suddenly, grounding ne. His steady voice broke through the fog as he thanked the king.

I opened my mouth, trying to respond, but my throat felt so dry that no words came out.

The king’s gaze softened as he looked at me, clearly recognizing the panic in my expression.

“Don’t worry,” he said gently. “I’ll make sure this is finalized before I step down. There will be no chance for David to worm his way out of this.”

“Okay,” I managed weakly. “Thank you.”

The king nodded, then turned his attention to Alexander. “Am I right in assuming that you plan to run in the election?”

“That’s right,” Alexander confirmed; his tone calm and assured.

“I wish you the best of luck,” the king said with a small smile. “I’m sure you understand-”

“It’s better not to name a successor,” Alexander interjected smoothly. “I’m not offended in any way.”

The king gave a satisfied nod, his respect for Alexander evident in his expression.

king said. “For now, I’m afraid I need to get back to work.

replied.

and then the king turned

pulled me into his arms without

by the sudden hug, but grateful. I let myself melt into his embrace, feeling unsteady, as though my legs might give out. Having Alexander offer his strength like this meant more to me than I could put into

leaning into the warmth and steadiness of his body. After a moment, I heard him speak, his voice so low that

process, but I promise you, things are going to work out for the best. We’ve been preparing for all of this–don’t forget

voice trembling. “It’s not that I feel blindsided. It’s just… David has proven to be dangerous. I don’t know what he’s going to

anything happen to you again. I’ll do whatever it takes to make sure he can’t get anywhere

in a rush. “He has people supporting him—and they’ll keep supporting him if he chooses to run for king, which we know he will. And besides that, we don’t even know how many other spies he might

touch soothing. “Take a deep breath,” he told me firmly.

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hear the panic in my own voice as I spoke.

breathed deeply, willing my thundering heart to

gently pulled out of Alexander’s grip. Normally, I would have felt embarrassed by such an interaction, but right now I was only grateful

with

closing in on him, right? If we start acting like this, it might tip him off. Besides, we already increased security

didn’t look happy with my response, but he nodded

about Dr.

he said. “It’s best not

standing in the meeting room. Together, we walked out to the car, Alexander opening the door for

out his phone. After a moment of tapping on the screen, he handed

screen was a photo of a woman I immediately recognized as Dr.

Sanders,” I read aloud, looking at Alexander questioningly.

name,” he explained. “We’ve been digging into

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