TIARA THORNELLS
The moment Prince Zatan spoke those words, my lips began to tremble uncontrollably. A tight, agonizing twist seized my chest, and it hurt so deeply that it stole the air from my lungs. I couldn’t breathe. I had already been struggling to speak, as if something heavy and sharp was lodged in my throat, stopping every word before it could escape. But now… now it felt like everything inside me collapsed all at once.
My vision began to blur. The world around me faded into a haze. The walls, the sky beyond the balcony, everything had become a swirl of shapeless color. I blinked softly, hoping it would clear, but instead, tears spilled from my eyes, trailing hot and wet down my cheeks. My eyes burned.
Prince Zatan was no longer here.
His presence had vanished completely from t
