Zayden’s POV
Today officially marked the beginning of tournament week, which meant the palace had turned into complete chaos before sunrise even hit.
Warriors moved through the halls nonstop carrying supplies while staff rushed around preparing guest suites, feast arrangements, seating charts, security routes, and Goddess knew what else. Outside the palace walls, patrol units rotated every hour while border guards doubled their numbers throughout the kingdom.
Nobody trusted this peace. Not after Maddox’s attack two weeks ago. We all knew something was coming. The only problem? We didn’t know when.
I lean back in my office chair while staring down at the tournament roster spread across my desk. One name still sits circled near the middle of the page.
Traci Silver.
Seventeen.
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