Jun 16, 2026 My sister thought my Navy uniform would ruin her royal wedding. So she erased me from the guest list, smiled for the cameras, and pretended I did not exist

Nikolai?”

“Safe.”

“No one is safe, Commander. That is the lesson your sister failed to learn.”

Rachel flinched.

Voss turned his gaze to her.

“She wanted the crown badly enough to lie. I merely gave her silence a purpose.”

“You blackmailed her.”

“I educated her.”

Rachel lifted her chin, tears shining.

“No. You used me.”

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