Her fingers undid my collar with deliberate grace, lips curling as she murmured: "You’ve never been
No Plagiarism!hkVBqqFzIE2L0ZW57c7Cposted on PENANA Rumors slithered through the palace—8964 copyright protection215PENANAFw0AYqriQF 維尼
The Empress had sent one of her handmaids, Yuan Hong, into the Eastern Palace. Officially, she was to assist the Crown Prince with documents.8964 copyright protection215PENANAxmL3yFvvW5 維尼
Unofficially?8964 copyright protection215PENANAEKt0nABJhC 維尼
She’d come to uncover the truth about the "new eunuch."8964 copyright protection215PENANAG6h6jOpMs6 維尼
Day One. She fixed her sights on me.8964 copyright protection215PENANAhZaWaqg250 維尼
"Oh? You must be the one they call… ‘Young Master An’?"8964 copyright protection215PENANA39Rc4Nzl7z 維尼
I nodded, voice carefully low. "Does Sister Yuan require anything?"8964 copyright protection215PENANAe7DIFb8ty7 維尼
Her smile was feline. "Who’d dare make demands of His Highness’s favorite?" A step closer. "But I am… curious."8964 copyright protection215PENANAK9VJ1s075j 維尼
Her fingers pinched the hem of my robe. "This fabric—a gift from the Crown Prince? Finer than what I wear."8964 copyright protection215PENANAIpMl34hWEG 維尼
I retreated, pulse roaring. "Thank you for the reminder. I’ll mind my station."8964 copyright protection215PENANAVHSDiOQFNe 維尼
"Minding your station won’t save you." Her whisper dripped honey. "No amount of manners can cleanse… unclean flesh."8964 copyright protection215PENANAul4YRs6tod 維尼
Ice shot down my spine.8964 copyright protection215PENANAsAXnxwgm4L 維尼
Then her lips brushed my ear:8964 copyright protection215PENANAH5jpncDGMT 維尼
"The palace has ways to verify eunuchs. But I prefer… hands-on inspection."8964 copyright protection215PENANAHLdN4fZRNn 維尼
She backed me behind a screen.8964 copyright protection215PENANApfE6jHwrMq 維尼
Eyes alight, she gripped my collar—8964 copyright protection215PENANAUCKMqWzUBo 維尼
"Stay still. I’ll just… look."8964 copyright protection215PENANARP07E1oQgD 維尼
My teeth ground together. A dagger hid in my sleeve.8964 copyright protection215PENANA1oTmpPO5jW 維尼
Then—8964 copyright protection215PENANAPgkbf0JXq4 維尼
"Yuan Hong."8964 copyright protection215PENANAY3iXfPbKRv 維尼
The Crown Prince’s voice cut through the air like a blade.8964 copyright protection215PENANA2XFW0SEuOW 維尼
She froze mid-motion, dropping to her knees. "Your Highness, this slave only—"8964 copyright protection215PENANAT8coKbW4HX 維尼
"Inspecting my property?" He stepped forward, languidly smoothing my robes—8964 copyright protection215PENANAhJU3pAwshI 維尼
—a possessive gesture.8964 copyright protection215PENANAoMTOX7myxJ 維尼
"You thought to touch what’s mine?"8964 copyright protection215PENANACtR6Yaya1z 維尼
"This slave dared not! Only suspected an imposter—"8964 copyright protection215PENANALZE5ZaNlZN 維尼
"You doubt my judgment?" His tone turned lethal.8964 copyright protection215PENANAs62eF3WJXB 維尼
"Return her to the Empress. Tell my mother: if her spies can’t distinguish truth from lies, she should stop embarrassing herself."8964 copyright protection215PENANAqEtIeL7YjK 維尼
As guards dragged her away, Yuan Hong’s glare promised vengeance.8964 copyright protection215PENANAU3TPZZChyd 維尼
I kept my head bowed, but inside—8964 copyright protection215PENANAOzsIgh63Ox 維尼
A storm raged.8964 copyright protection215PENANAv0bVK0fd2U 維尼
Would I have killed her?8964 copyright protection215PENANAMYUU9MpROr 維尼
The answer was yes.8964 copyright protection215PENANADs8f58EJrx 維尼
Killing had become… easy.8964 copyright protection215PENANAyAImI891Bz 維尼
Not because I’d lost my conscience.8964 copyright protection215PENANAkymez5VwIk 維尼
Because I’d run out of choices.8964 copyright protection215PENANAbtabFsFCqw 維尼
That night, the Crown Prince didn’t dismiss me.8964 copyright protection215PENANAu2k1pjBKwY 維尼
"You’ll stay. Read these edicts aloud."8964 copyright protection215PENANAjT48a09XhQ 維尼
Protection? Or another transaction?8964 copyright protection215PENANAaHwKbOl5vZ 維尼
Reclining on his divan, he mused:8964 copyright protection215PENANAGTg30Z7bpd 維尼
"Nothing in this palace comes free."8964 copyright protection215PENANAoBz3j6JS2z 維尼
"Since you eat my food… you’ll live by my will."8964 copyright protection215PENANAdQRDwig8OO 維尼
"Kill whom I say. Die when I permit."8964 copyright protection215PENANA4rxW1I2EJu 維尼
I whispered "Yes, Your Highness," thinking death the worst fate.8964 copyright protection215PENANAIAdeEX6QeJ 維尼
I was wrong.8964 copyright protection215PENANAXpZlyNbhzd 維尼
Far more terrifying than death—8964 copyright protection215PENANAqQ9DQaSn3K 維尼
Was owing a life-debt.8964 copyright protection215PENANAMhRUxgofz4 維尼
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