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Chapter 10 The Man Who Never Left

Word Count: 983    |    Released on: 21/06/2025

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Contents

Chapter 1 The Proposal Without a Name From Chapter 2 The Woman Behind the Veil Chapter 3 The Silent Wedding Night Chapter 4 Whispers in the Market Chapter 5 The Unseen Heiress Chapter 6 First Spark, First Storm Chapter 7 When Past Shadows Return Chapter 8 The Dinner With Her Council Chapter 9 The Secret Name Chapter 10 The Man Who Never Left Chapter 11 A House Rebuilt
Chapter 12 The Invitation
Chapter 13 The Doha Confession
Chapter 14 Shadows in Siraj
Chapter 15 The Alliance
Chapter 16 The Crimson Gambit
Chapter 17 A City Awakened
Chapter 18 Echoes in the Flame
Chapter 19 The Crown and the Knife
Chapter 20 The Masks Falls
Chapter 21 The Shadow Crown
Chapter 22 Veins of Betrayal
Chapter 23 Burned Bridges and Bloodlines
Chapter 24 The General 's Gambit
Chapter 25 Flames Over Siraj
Chapter 26 The Hearts of Storm
Chapter 27 Embers of Hope
Chapter 28 The Price of Freedom
Chapter 29 The Breaking Point
Chapter 30 Shadows and Light
Chapter 31 Ties That Bind
Chapter 32 Beneath the Crescent Moon
Chapter 33 The Tension Before the Storm
Chapter 34 The Whispers Behind the Wall
Chapter 35 The Man Who Knew Too Much
Chapter 36 Truth Beneath the Veil
Chapter 37 The Last Secret
Chapter 38 The Unseen War
Chapter 39 The Price of Power
Chapter 40 Scars and Crowns
Chapter 41 The Serpent's Whisper
Chapter 42 Beneath the Ashes
Chapter 43 Summit of Reckoning
Chapter 44 The Broken Cipher
Chapter 45 Heir of the Forgotten Flame
Chapter 46 The Gathering Storm
Chapter 47 In the Hall of Knives
Chapter 48 The Edge of Legacy
Chapter 49 The False Heir
Chapter 50 The Shattered Seal
Chapter 51 Tides of Rebellion
Chapter 52 Beneath the Twin Moon
Chapter 53 The Hidden Flame Within
Chapter 54 A Name Reclaimed
Chapter 55 When Walls Remember
Chapter 56 Hearts at the Crossroads
Chapter 57 The Man Behind the Mask
Chapter 58 The Reclaimers' Last Flame
Chapter 59 The Ashborn Veil
Chapter 60 A Flame Divided
Chapter 61 Beneath the Veil of Siraj
Chapter 62 Siraj's Forgotten Oath
Chapter 63 When Ash Meets Flame
Chapter 64 When Ash Speaks
Chapter 65 The Well of Witnesses
Chapter 66 The Keeper of Silence
Chapter 67 Beneath Dust and Oaths Broken
Chapter 68 The Ashborn Accord
Chapter 69 The Broken Dagger
Chapter 70 Truth on the Scales
Chapter 71 When Shadows Speak
Chapter 72 The Thread That Frayed
Chapter 73 Echoes in the Halls of Power: The Confessor and the Ledger
Chapter 74 Echoes in the Halls of Power- Judgement and The Rose Bearer's Arrival
Chapter 75 The Rose Bearer's Revelation
Chapter 76 Ashes Beneath the Vault
Chapter 77 Ashes and Atonement
Chapter 78 The Tribunal of Shadows
Chapter 79 Throne of New Ashes and Oaths
Chapter 80 The New Beginning
Chapter 81 Rise of the Ember Prince
Chapter 82 New Decisions
Chapter 83 A Kingdom for a Vow
Chapter 84 Thrones and Threads
Chapter 85 The Queenmaker's Dilemma
Chapter 86 The Widow's Warning and the Shadows of Siraj
Chapter 87 The House That Burned Twice
Chapter 88 A Table Set for Treachery
Chapter 89 Womb of Fire, Heart of Ash
Chapter 90 The Map in Her Blood
Chapter 91 Storming the Veil
Chapter 92 The Unburned Bride
Chapter 93 Her Return Through Fire
Chapter 94 The Kingdom of Smoke and Silence
Chapter 95 The Trial of Names
Chapter 96 Ashes That Bear Names
Chapter 97 The Edge of Fire and Flesh
Chapter 98 Ashes of the Past, Light of the Cradle
Chapter 99 Cradle of Thrones, Whispers of War
Chapter 100 The Queen's Voice Return
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