They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

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.

was quietly alive with respectful activity. Servants moved like whispers, graceful, quick, and utterly disciplined. Their uniforms were crisp white and navy with silver

but somehow comforting combination that

made of pale marble, engines purring softly. A few guards bowed their heads slightly

didn’t shout its

somehow that

Nnenna swallowed.

was a

Somto’s hand, she tightened her fingers for a second

and, without breaking stride, gave

No words.

she got

You’re not alone.

the small yet prestigious entourage that had come to receive them was Princess Ava of Prigrian, the

with the polished grace of a royal, her delicate heels clicking softly against the polished marble as she walked

Ava called out with a mixture of excitement and familiarity that drew

finally shifted. He glanced at Ava briefly and offered a polite nod. “Hello, Ava,” he said with calm courtesy, his

eyebrow at Somto’s reduced indifference. Was this

spreading across her cheeks. She had grown up admiring Somto, from afar, through stories her

wavered just seconds later, because Somto had

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

girl was about her age… maybe younger, but something about her was

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

practiced neutrality. “Who’s this?” she asked lightly, almost too casually. Her eyes never left Nnenna as

voice calm but laced with quiet significance. “You’ll both be starting first year at the academy. Help me take care

Ava froze.

That… what?