Chapter 409: A New Threat

She was no longer the second princess clinging to a broken identity.

She was here for something more.

Let them look.

She didn’t flinch.

Nnenna’s breath caught in her throat as her eyes swept across the space around her.

This wasn’t just a terminal.

It was a statement of power.

The private terminal of the White Royal Family stretched out like a palace in itself, grand, precise, and without a single wasted detail.

Even though it was only the first checkpoint before reaching the main castle, it radiated an air of wealth and authority that made the royal palace back home feel modest in comparison.

The terminal was built from polished white stone, veined with glimmering silver that caught the sunlight and refracted it like diamonds.

Arched ceilings soared above them, held up by towering columns carved with ancient Prigrian symbols, each telling a silent story of triumph, legacy, and eternal vigilance.

Massive crystal windows framed views of the distant forests and the sharp rise of the royal mountain behind them. Sunlight streamed through in wide beams, making the floors, polished obsidian tiles with gold inlays, gleam like liquid night.

Every inch was clean, sharp, almost clinical in its beauty. Nothing was out of place.

And yet it wasn’t cold.

utterly disciplined. Their uniforms were crisp white and navy with silver clasps shaped like

of orchid, parchment, and iron, a peculiar but somehow comforting combination that gave the place a sense of

two luxury cars waited on a platform made of pale marble, engines purring softly. A few guards bowed their

place didn’t shout its

whispered it, and somehow that was even more

Nnenna swallowed.

a visit. This was a world built

tightened her fingers for a

breaking stride, gave her hand

No words.

she got the

You’re not alone.

Ava

softly against

finally here,” Ava called out with a mixture of excitement and

fixed gently on Nnenna as they descended the plane, finally shifted. He glanced at Ava briefly

an eyebrow at Somto’s reduced indifference. Was

spreading across her cheeks. She had grown up admiring Somto, from afar, through stories her brother told, through the rare political gatherings that allowed their paths

her excitement wavered just seconds later,

walking gracefully beside him, her hand still lightly brushing Somto’s as they walked.

maybe younger, but something about her was stunning in a way

quiet, regal confidence that couldn’t be taught. Long lashes, graceful neck, the way she moved, unapologetically at

the expression. She tilted her head with practiced neutrality. “Who’s this?” she asked lightly, almost too casually. Her eyes never left Nnenna

finally spared Ava another glance. “She’s my younger sister,” he said, his voice calm but laced with quiet significance. “You’ll both be starting first year at the academy. Help me take

Ava froze.

That… what?

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