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Aria's POV.

The castle had been quiet since Zander left. Too quiet. The kind of silence that presses down on you, makes you feel like the walls themselves are holding their breath. Even after he was gone, his words lingered in the air, like a storm that hadn't quite passed.

I sat by the window in my room, staring out at the forest, my mind a tangled mess of emotions. Zander's anger