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half-sister, Seraphina, lunged forward and snatched the brooch from her hands.
. A betrothal gift sen
ating. "The glory of the royal family is something a b
ted. A tremor coursed t
staring back had smooth, unblemished skin. This was not the haggard, hollo
d been
's face, she realized her half-sis
d arrived at the manor: one from the royal palace, and the ot
h the Lord and eagerly chose the latter, onl
ccident left the
three adopted sons. Within a year, Lord Dylan cast her out of
nto the palace and eventually became Queen,
abriella was nothing more than a living target, a shield meant to draw the
ain, poisoned wine, being pushed into icy lakes... She had f
throne as Queen, only to be fed poison by the King three da
hat man-eating palace in this lif
casting long shadows that concealed t
d a single tear slipped down her ch
red, her voice choking.
rogance. She lifted her chin and said sharply, "This i
pression was icy, tacitly approving of the scene. She had always
ires it, you should let her have it. A proposal from Lord Dylan Lucas is a highly respe
psed onto the bed, her body shaking with
y Beatrice's approving whispers. They exchanged a knowing, s
cked shut, Gabriella's
ar and resolute-not a single tear remain
ing proposal from Lord Dylan Lucas. The thick par
as no
ound of a woman who had walked through hell and
silver bell on the night
ith worry. But she stopped dead in her tracks when she
ou..." Eliz
her eyes shining with an intense
e steady and commanding. "S
he weight of her next
Curtis, accept
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