Chapter 82

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Philip and I walked in tense silence to my private office. The smaller one I used when I needed absolute privacy. .

I closed the door behind us and turned to face him. "What is so urgent?"

Philip ran a hand over his face. He looked exhausted. "We captured three rogues on the eastern border this morning."

"Rogues? How did they get past the patrols?"

"That is what concerns me. We have doubled security since the wedding. Tripled patrols along every border. Yet somehow, they ...