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Hours later, they were still waiting when the king’s guards came to the bedroom and took Daphne. They said the king requested her presence.

Daphne’s heart was in her throat as she followed them. She told Sadie that she’d be back, and Sadie nodded wholeheartedly. As they walked, Daphne wondered why the king might be calling her, her heart still in her throat. But as they rounded a corner at the kin