?Chapter 613:


    I briefly recounted the events that had just unfolded. When I finished, I asked, “You are always so punctual. Why were youte today?”


    Alice hesitated, as though weighing whether to tell me. Finally, she said, “I noticedst night that Prince Bryan didn’te to see you, and it got me worried, so I went to see Amon, hoping he might know something about it.”


    A feeling of unease welled up inside me when I heard this.


    Alice took my handfortingly and continued, “Amon didn’t know the specifics, but he told me that Prince Bryan asked him to investigate Evelyn’s family background yesterday. It seems Prince Bryan is interested in her.”


    Alice’s words left mepletely stunned.


    I turned to Evelyn, who had already begun teaching the day’s lesson.


    She seemed to notice my gaze and looked at me with a polite smile. “Are you feeling unwell, Makenna? You seem quite pale,” she said.


    Makenna’s POV:


    The air in the training room felt suffocating, a heavy pressure pressing down on my chest like a weight I couldn’t shake. Breathing became a struggle, and the walls seemed to close in around me.


    I couldn’t stay another moment. Rising abruptly, I fought to keep my voice steady. “I don’t feel well. May I leave to rest for a while?”


    My heart clenched painfully, a sharp ache that stole my breath and left me light-headed.


    Evelyn, ever the picture of calm, nodded with a touch of concern in her voice. “Of course. Go and rest. Don’t push yourself if you’re unwell.”


    I murmured something nomittal, my words barely audible, before fleeing the room in a haze of panic.


    Once outside, the world felt too vast and my thoughts too scattered. I had no destination, only the overwhelming desire to escape.


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    Returning to that cold, empty residence wasn’t an option, but neither did I have anywhere else to go.


    Aimlessly, I wandered. My thoughts spiraled, tangling into an indecipherable mess.


    After walking for what felt like hours, I was startled to find myself standing in a garden—the very ce where Bryan and I had nearly had sex for the first time.


    The sight of it made me freeze. The memories rushed in, vivid and unwee. That night had been terrifying. The fear, the uncertainty—it all came rushing back.


    Yet now, as I stood in the same spot, all I felt was a deep, hollow sadness.


    How had ite to this? Why did I care so much about Bryan—someone who treated me like I was disposable?


    I let out a weary sigh, dragging myself to a nearby bench. The cool metal beneath me offered littlefort, but I leaned back, tilting my face to the sun. I closed my eyes and let the warmth seep into my skin, hoping it might burn away the lingering shadows in my heart.


    Time passed in a blur as I sat there, lost in the attempt to feel nothing.


    A sudden shadow fell over me, stealing the sunlight from my face.


    I frowned, blinking my eyes open—and froze when I saw Evelyn standing before me.


    Evelyn? What was she doing here?


    Before I could even form a question, she bent down slightly, her expression soft with concern. “Makenna, you said you weren’t feeling well earlier. Are you okay now? Where does it hurt?”


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