Chapter 60 Royal Blessing

• Bobby's bare feet wore a path in the marble floor, her restless energy crackling through the ornate chambers like lightning trapped in a bottle. Each turn sent her silver hair cascading over her shoulders, the weight of impending decisions pressing against her chest until breathing felt like drowning.
• "You're going to wear through the stone," Gideon observed from his perch on the window seat, moonlight casting shadows across his concerned features. His voice carried that familiar warmth that usually soothed her frayed nerves, though tonight it barely registered.
• Spinning to face him, Bobby's hands clenched at her sides. "How can I sit still? Every moment I waste here, they suffer under Chad's tyranny and Lexi's manipulation."