TRIGGERING CONTENT: PROCEED WITH CAUTION. Camilla's POV The air in the chamber, already suffocating with the scent of power and politics, grew heavier with each clash of words. I didn't think I would have been able to stand the weight if not for Malakai, who kept making me feel his steady presence. My body trembled, my lips quivered from his last revelation. I was doing my best to hold myself together because I did not want to give my enemies the satisfaction of seeing me undone. But the memory of that night filtered into my mind relentlessly, haunting me like my worst nightmare. Yet Arthur kept spilling lies. "None of this is true!" he barked, face red, veins bulging at the surface. "Don't you all believe a word these people say. You can see they're trying to tarnish my reputation.

