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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.

you can always reach out to me should you need anything,” the king said. “For now, I’m afraid I need to get back to work. This

true,” Alexander replied. “We won’t keep you

hands, and then the king turned and left.

moment we were alone, Alexander pulled me into his

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

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

I promise you, things are going to work out for the best. We’ve been preparing

proven to be dangerous. I don’t know what he’s going to do when

anything happen to you again. I’ll do whatever it takes to make sure

how far his influence goes,” I countered, my words spilling out in a rush. “He has people supporting him—and they’ll keep supporting him if he chooses to run for king, which we

my hair gently, his touch soothing. “Take a deep breath,” he told me

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wanted to argue, but I could hear the panic in my own voice as I spoke. His calm command was like a lifeline, pulling me back

deeply, willing my thundering heart to calm down.

few moments, I felt more in control of myself and gently pulled out of Alexander’s grip. Normally, I would have felt embarrassed by such an interaction, but right now I

said firmly. “And security around the building. I’ll speak with James to see who he thinks would be a good

king is closing in on him, right? If we start acting like this,

response, but he nodded in reluctant

news about Dr. McIntyre?”

he said. “It’s best not to get into it here when someone

the meeting room. Together, we walked out to the car,

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

a woman I immediately recognized as Dr.

I read aloud, looking at Alexander questioningly.

digging

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