Chapter 39: They Were Killed.

Chapter 39 - They Were Killed.

The two maids assigned to tend to Sorayah had finished their work and now stood in Dimitri's room, their gazes fixed on her. She was seated in a backed chair, dressed in a flowing blue gown with a delicate veil covering part of her face, a clear indication that she was no longer a mere servant.

One of the maids, a young woman with anxious eyes, hesitated before finally speaking, breaking the silent that had settled in the room for a while now.

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