After Prison, Fake Princess Became True Queen Novel - Chapter 87

She took a steadying breath, fingers lingering on the brooch before returning it to its wooden cradle. The box disappeared into shadows–deliberately out of reach, deliberately out of mind.

Lying in bed, even though it was late into the night, Zina just couldn’t fall asleep. Bored and restless, she found herself mindlessly scrolling through her phone.

Before she knew it, she had closed her eyes, only to endure a night of fitful sleep plagued by nightmares.

As the first golden rays of dawn filtered through the window, she slowly blinked open her eyes, gazing dazedly around.

The sheets beneath her were drenched in cold sweat, her damp bangs clinging uncomfortably to her forehead.