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Chapter 110

-Grayson’s POV-

“It feels like I haven’t seen you in days.”

I took a deliberate sip of my whiskey, the glass cool against my fingertips, before glancing at Liam, who sat casually across from me in my study. “Because I have been gone for days,” I replied flatly, my tone leaving no room for interpretation.

Liam let out an exasperated sigh, running a hand through his dark hair. “It’s a saying, Grayson: You’re not supposed to answer it like an accountant tallying numbers. And since we’re here–are you going to tell me why you’ve been gone for days? Or why you dragged me here for a drink?”

“Aren’t we friends?” I asked, my voice calm and void of any warmth.

He scoffed, the sound sharp in the otherwise quiet room. Something flickered across his eyes–amusement, maybe pity, but I didn’t care enough to decipher it. “I’d have used that term when we were fifteen. Back when you weren’t so determined to freeze out the entire world. Now? Let’s just say you’ve stayed in my life long enough that I tolerate you and your bad attitude.”

Bad attitude.

Ava had said the same thing. Ava who I hadn’t spoken to in a week now. Not that I hadn’t tried to reach out. I had. But she had made it abundantly clear that

in his seat, breaking my train of thought. As if he could read my mind, he asked the question I didn’t want to hear. “So, what is this really about? Are you and Ava fighting again? Is that why I’m here?

voice was colder than I intended. “And if you don’t want to be here, Liam, then

tired of my stone walling. “Alright, calm down. I didn’t mean to poke at you.” He gestured toward my chair. “Sit back down. I’ll

But after a beat, I

to reality cohol I’d consumed had lost its warmth, the haze evaporating like

The truth was, I hadn’t had any Maria had unearthed hung over my head like an axe waiting to drop. A curse that, as far as I understood, ran through my bloodline. Its

there was one thing I couldn’t

discover this

“Grayson.”

snapping me back to the present. I blinked, focusing on him as he gave me a pointed look. “What do you actually want to

The words came out before I

at what I said, but that I’d said anything at all. Avalehe asked

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study suddenly felt smaller, the air heavier. “Because I told her I don’t

surprise clear now. “You said that out loud? To

of what she wished her life to be and I told her that

was treading on thin ice, “I’m

it perfectly clear where she

in his chair, his gaze never leaving mine. He was quiet for a moment

all people, know what happened with my father. The man

Thi

hard I tried to escape it, I turned out just like him. The power. The I exhaled

them.”

argue, but he studied me with a look I couldn’t quite place–pity, perhaps, or maybe understanding.

I

hdn’t anticipated. “Have you thought about who the throne will

you’re taking?”

me harder than I expected.

much time

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