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Darren: Chapter 9.
The weeks in the palace passed as fast as any. Maybe life just went quicker when you were enjoying it. Was that why everyone always complained about running out of time?
Or maybe it had to do with love. Not the twisted, corrupted notion Mer always claimed it to be. Real love, invincible love.
I smiled at my redhead and straightened out my jacket. Father insisted I dressed up properly for the summit and I had to admit he was right. The rag I was calling a shirt wouldn’t convey so called power I held. As the ‘crown prince’ and soon-to-be King, I needed to portray a certain… Status. I had to play the part.
I glanced at my brother and pushed the regret down. I wished I could let him in on the secret, but we had all agreed it would be best not to. That his genuine disa
