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“L-Lord Beta,” a guard burst into the room, breathless.
I looked up from the stack of documents on my desk, rubbing the bridge of my nose with a sigh. I hadn’t expected company, as I hadn’t dispatched any guards on a mission, so this interruption obviously involved something within the walls of the royal palace.
"What happened?" I asked, rolling my shoulders back to center myself.
“It’s L-Lady Addison,” the guard stammered, clearly flustered by the development. “She left the palace, Lord Beta. W-we couldn’t stop her.”
My eyes narrowed at him as annoyance crept into my mind.
“Where is she heading?” I asked.
“We don’t know,” the guard admitted, cheeks darkening with embarrassment. “She didn’t say a word—”
“Did you send someone to follow her?” I cut in, my voice sharp.
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