Burned by My Fiancé, Reborn to Rule the Dragon Court

Chapter 2

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d and slipped out of the room, cl

away. My hands clenched into fists, nails digging into my

ly how it had all begun-and exac

idence, our connections, even military information that should never have left my father's hands.

vernight. My father, beheaded. My brothers, slain in battle. My mother, Eleonora,

elen had done, there was almos

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y Elara, had played their part, picking over the las

p the Croft family of whatever remained. And while I had once been too blind to see

t if fate ever gave me another chance, eve

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o House Sterling. In my previous life, I had treasured that parchment as proof that Kaelen and I

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len "reluctantly" broke our betrothal and demand

ecree before the entire family and end our engagement in front o

de. She took one look at the ash still clinging to my fi

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f the head of the house and the elders... To annul it unilat

e mocked for ending a rotten engagement than spend

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of vengeance burned in my heart, hotter

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“I gave Kaelen Sterling everything. My fortune. My family's trust. Even the military secrets that should never have left my father's hands. He swore he loved me. Then he used me to destroy my entire family. My father was beheaded for treason. My brothers died on the battlefield. My sick mother coughed up blood until her final breath. And the fortune my mother had saved for me became the stepping stone Kaelen and his precious "savior," Jacqueline Byrd, used to climb into the highest circles of the kingdom. When there was nothing left to steal, Kaelen locked me inside an abandoned manor and set it on fire. Through the flames, I saw him holding Jacqueline in his arms. She was pregnant with his child. And she was wearing silk bought with my mother's dowry. "Burn it all," Kaelen said coldly. "Leave no trace." I died screaming his name. Then I opened my eyes. I was twenty again. Kaelen had just returned from the battlefield after being declared dead for two years-and standing beside him was Jacqueline, looking fragile and innocent as ever. "She saved my life," he told me. "You will accept her." In my last life, I did. This time, I slapped him across the face. Then I burned our marriage contract. They all thought grief had driven me mad. They had no idea I remembered everything. Every betrayal. Every secret. Every scandal that had not happened yet. I knew which noble houses would fall. I knew which princes would rise. I knew the hidden weaknesses of the people who would one day control the Dragon Court. And they had forgotten something else. I was never just a wealthy heiress. I knew herbs. I knew alchemy. I knew how to survive a royal court where one wrong move could cost an entire family its head. Kaelen wanted my fortune. Jacqueline wanted my place. My stepmother wanted my mother's power. And the men above them wanted to use House Croft as another piece on their board. Let them try. I died once as their pawn. This life, I will take back my family, my fortune, and every drop of blood they owe me. And when I am finished, I won't just survive the Dragon Court. I will rule it.”