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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.

reach out to me should you need anything,” the king said. “For now, I’m afraid I need to get back to work. This announcement isn’t going to stay between us for long,

true,” Alexander replied. “We won’t

men shook hands, and then the king turned

were alone, Alexander pulled me into his arms without warning.

myself melt into his embrace, feeling unsteady, as though my legs might give out. Having Alexander offer his strength

a moment, I heard him speak, his voice so low that I felt the rumble in his chest as much

I promise you, things are

blindsided. It’s just… David has proven to be dangerous. I don’t know what he’s going to do

tightened, his tone laced with barely restrained anger. “I’m not going to let anything happen to you again. I’ll do whatever it takes to make sure he

don’t know 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

soothing. “Take

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but I could hear the panic in my own voice as I spoke. His calm

my thundering heart to

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

Alexander said firmly. “And security around the building. I’ll speak with James to

the king is closing in on him, right? If we start acting like this, it might tip him off.

look happy with my response, but he nodded in

news about Dr. McIntyre?” I

the car,” he said. “It’s best not to get into it here when someone could walk in at

standing in the meeting room. Together,

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

photo of a woman I immediately recognized as Dr. McIntyre–but the name beneath the photo

aloud, looking at Alexander questioningly.

digging into her

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