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Burned by My Fiancé, Reborn to Rule the Dragon Court

Chapter 3

Word Count: 911 | Released on: Today at 16:25

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urn with the annulment decree,

ppease me, to bring Jacqueline before me, w

ut my moth

coveted all along. According to kingdom law, a noblewoman's dowry was managed by he

our past life to weave her way through the noble circles, paving Kael

of ice through my heart. That man was a n

gotten deta

way in that abandoned mano

he iron bars of the dungeon, he had passe

remembered his eyes. They were impossibly bright, li

rd taking pity on a dying prisoner and risking punishment t

them would have risked his wrath for my sake. And the stranger had been injured himself, his cloak concealing bot

life to help me? The question lodg

d me from my thoughts. It wasn

me, Cressida.

ghter. My stepsister. The one who had stabbed

said, my

had a clumsy dragon-wing embroidery on the shoulder, a cheap imitation of the emblems worn by tr

you alright? He didn't trouble you, did he?

ing the touch. I didn't want

ally" let it slip that Jacqueline was "gravely injured and h

ed, watching her pa

n her as I used to. Her eyes darted around the room

origins, trying to attach herself to the Sterling family!

to helping me while secretly sending word to Kaelen that Cressi

h desperate t

culous imitation dragon wings on her shoulder. "How touching. Though if Jacqueline disappeared tomorr

oncern vanished from her face. Shock flashed through her e

ld you say somet

or. "You should try being sincere sometime. I

holding a piece of fine par

u asked for." Moi

ped, her hand flying to her mouth. "Sister! You.

he quill, and signed my name a

as firm, without

g," I declared, handing the signed decree to Moira. "Keep th

dn't comprehend it. An unmarried woman who had broken

know that I sim

his," Cressida stammered, befor

was rushing to tell he

nted them

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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.”