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Chapter 18: He Was Staring At You · Oct 15, 2026

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1 Chapter 1: Morgana 2026-10-15
2 Chapter 2: My King, We Must Return To The Palace 2026-10-15
3 Chapter 3: Our Lack Of Heirs Changes Nothing 2026-10-15
4 Chapter 4: Who Are You? 2026-10-15
5 Chapter 5: Atheris: The Dragon 2026-10-15
6 Chapter 6: The Town Crier Brought News From The Palace 2026-10-15
7 Chapter 7: You’re Not Going To The Palace 2026-10-15
8 Chapter 8: If You Are Going To Do This... 2026-10-15
9 Chapter 9: The Kings Are Impossibly Beautiful 2026-10-15
10 Chapter 10: You Are Walking Into The Dragon’s Den 2026-10-15
11 Chapter 11: Call Forth Your Fire 2026-10-15
12 Chapter 12: Do You Think They Will Separate Us? 2026-10-15
13 Chapter 13: Morgana Of Ashford 2026-10-15
14 Chapter 14: My Name Is Mistress Calla 2026-10-15
15 Chapter 15: First Day Of Palace Work 2026-10-15
16 Chapter 16: Tonight, There Will Be A Banquet In The Great Hall 2026-10-15
17 Chapter 17: The Banquet 2026-10-15
18 Chapter 18: He Was Staring At You 2026-10-15
19 Chapter 19: So I’ll Ask Again. Why Are You Here? 2026-10-15
20 Chapter 20: The Stranger In The Garden 2026-10-15
21 Chapter 21: Lady Isolde 2026-10-15
22 Chapter 22: We Need To Get Rid Of Her 2026-10-15
23 Chapter 23: I’ve Seen You Before, In The Market 2026-10-15
24 Chapter 24: Report To My Chambers At Sundown 2026-10-15
25 Chapter 25: My Brother Is Obsessed With You 2026-10-15
26 Chapter 26: Get. Away. From. Her. 2026-10-15
27 Chapter 27: The Mother Of Dragons 2026-10-15
28 Chapter 28: Then How Are We Supposed To Find Her? 2026-10-15
29 Chapter 29: They’re Circling You. Faster Than I Expected 2026-10-15
30 Chapter 30: His Majesty Has Requested Your Presence 2026-10-15
31 Chapter 31: The Stranger From The Garden 2026-10-15
32 Chapter 32: The Flamebearers 2026-10-15
33 Chapter 33: All Three Of Us Are Drawn To Her 2026-10-15
34 Chapter 34: And How Do We Test Her? 2026-10-15
35 Chapter 35: The Palace Rumor 2026-10-15
36 Chapter 36: You Have Been Reassigned To The Stables 2026-10-15
37 Chapter 37: That’s Where They Keep The Dragons 2026-10-15
38 Chapter 38: The Ancient Dragons 2026-10-15
39 Chapter 39: And Yet They Let You Touch Them 2026-10-15
40 Chapter 40: Your Body Betrays You, Morgana 2026-10-15
41 Chapter 41: You Want Us To Share Her? 2026-10-15
42 Chapter 42: The Dream 2026-10-15
43 Chapter 43: The Not So Wet Dream 2026-10-15
44 Chapter 44: What If She’s... One Of Us? 2026-10-15
45 Chapter 45: She Is Just A Servant! 2026-10-15
46 Chapter 46: The Kings Are Dying 2026-10-15
47 Chapter 47: Her Name Is Morgana 2026-10-15
48 Chapter 48: You Think She’s The Mother Of Dragons 2026-10-15
49 Chapter 49: How Do We Protect Her? 2026-10-15
50 Chapter 50: The Last Ball 2026-10-15

”Well, they’re not going to get them if he keeps looking at...” The blonde woman stopped mid-sentence, her gaze shifting.

Morgana followed her gaze instinctively.

And realized with a jolt of horror that the woman was staring at her.

No.

Not at her.

Past her.

At the high table.

Where Draeven was once again staring directly at Morgana.

The blonde woman’s eyes went cold.

”Interesting,” she murmured.

Morgana’s stomach dropped.

She stepped back quickly, turning away, her heart hammering in her chest.

No. No, no, no.

She shouldn’t have looked.

She shouldn’t have let herself be seen.

She moved toward the kitchens, desperate to put distance between herself and the high table, but she could still feel it.

His gaze.

Burning.

Relentless.

***

By the time the banquet finally ended, Morgana was exhausted.

Her feet ached. Her back ached. Her hands were raw from carrying trays and flagons all night.

But worse than the physical pain was the knot of fear coiled tight in her chest.

He had been watching her.

The king had been watching her.

And one of the noble daughters had noticed.

Morgana helped clear the last of the plates, her movements mechanical, and followed the other serving girls back toward the kitchens.

Rowan fell into step beside her, her face pale.

”Did you see...?” she started.

”Not here,” Morgana murmured.

Rowan nodded and fell silent.

They deposited their trays in the kitchens, removed their aprons, and made their way back through the winding corridors toward the servants’ quarters.

The palace was quieter now. The nobles had retired to their chambers, and the night watch had taken their posts.

Morgana and Rowan walked in silence, too tired to talk.

It wasn’t until they reached the dormitory, until they were safely inside with the door closed behind them that Rowan finally spoke.

”He was staring at you,” she whispered.

Morgana sank onto her cot, her hands shaking. ”I know.”

”The king, Morgana. The first king. He barely looked at any of those noble daughters, but he couldn’t take his eyes off you.”

”I know.”

”Why?”

”I don’t know.” Morgana buried her face in her hands. ”I don’t know, Rowan.”

”One of them noticed. That blonde girl in the blue dress. I saw her looking at you.”

Morgana’s stomach twisted. ”I know.”

Rowan sat down beside her, her voice low and urgent. ”This is bad, Morgana. If they think you’re trying to...if they think you’re drawing his attention....”

”I’m not.” Morgana’s voice was sharp. ”I didn’t do anything. I kept my head down. I didn’t even look at him.”

”But he looked at you.”

Morgana swallowed hard. ”I can’t control what he does.”

”No. But they’ll blame you anyway.”

The words hung in the air between them, heavy and suffocating.

Morgana knew she was right.

It didn’t matter that she hadn’t done anything. It didn’t matter that she’d been invisible, obedient, careful.

All that mattered was what they thought.

And if the noble daughters thought she was a threat...

”I need air,” Morgana said suddenly, standing.

Rowan’s eyes widened. ”What? Now? Morgana, it’s past curfew....”

”I don’t care. I can’t...I can’t breathe in here.”

”If you get caught...”

”I’ll be careful.” Morgana grabbed her cloak from the trunk at the foot of her bed. ”I just need a few minutes. I’ll be back before anyone notices.”

Rowan looked like she wanted to argue, but something in Morgana’s face must have stopped her.

She sighed. ”Fine. But if you’re not back in half an hour, I’m coming to find you.”

Morgana managed a weak smile. ”Deal.”

She slipped out of the dormitory and into the darkened corridor beyond.

She didn’t know where she was going.

She just needed to move.

Needed to escape the suffocating weight of the dormitory, the fear clawing at her chest, the memory of those burning gold eyes watching her.

She found herself descending a narrow staircase, following it down and down until she emerged into a long, covered walkway.

And beyond it, through an open archway, she saw the gardens.

Morgana stepped outside.

The night air hit her like a blessing, cool and clean and smelling faintly of earth and flowers. The gardens stretched out before her, shadowed and still, lit only by the pale light of the moon.

She walked deeper into the garden, following a winding path between hedges and flower beds, until she reached a small clearing.

She stopped, pressing her hands to her chest, trying to steady her breathing.

It’s fine. You’re fine. Tomorrow you’ll be more careful. You’ll avoid the high table. You’ll....

A candle in a nearby lantern flared suddenly, the flame leaping higher than it should.

Morgana flinched.

No.

She looked down at her hands. They were trembling. And beneath her skin, she could feel it...the heat, the fire, rising.

Not now. Not here.

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