The Spectator
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Last published Wed, May 21, 2025
Once a starving beggar in the shadowed streets of Velmoria, Reniel Vaire never dreamed he'd step foot inside the marble halls of Duke Elric Calvereth's estate-let alone serve as the Duke's personal assistant.
He was supposed to stay silent, grateful, unseen.
But feelings don't follow rules.
When Elric's heart turns toward a noblewoman, Reniel finds himself slipping into the role he knows best: an observer. A ghost in the background of a love story that was never his.
Until the day he breaks-and everything begins to unravel.
But what if the Duke had been watching him, too?
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