Burned by My Fiancé, Reborn to Rule the Dragon Court

Chapter 4

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t. I had Moira drape a velvet cloak, embroidered

the ceremonial hall. The portraits of my ancestors li

ding in alcoves, hear their whispers.

ion, and my reward was a lonely, fiery death. This life, I would let t

ll, an unwelcome fi

iously heard the n

he forced a smile as he approac

know you're still angry. It was my fault, I was too ha

ver hairpin. The gemstone set in it

ap trinket from the shop Jacqueline fre

said, his voice thick with false emotion

think I was still the naive girl w

Jacqueline had an identical one. This was her idea, a

for the box. I

's form appear at a distant corner. She was hiding behind a pillar, h

dangerously calm. "Do you truly believ

"What do

a gift from my mother. The head was a sapphire the size of a pigeon's egg, sourced from the eastern kingd

mother's dowry. Its value could buy that little

anced at the cheap thing in his box. "And that piece

rand gesture of "affection" had been thrown b

sway, nearly losing her footing. H

ing with rage. "Seraphin

ectly well who has gone too far. Take your cheap perfo

I swept past him, Moir

ew he wanted to strangle me, but he wouldn't dare. Not here,

spered, "My lady, the heir confir

eep breath. That was

The main course is

raught Jacqueline. He took her hand and began leading her toward the grand hall where the feast would be held. A dragonless

y. The more people who witn

l hall. Inside, my father, my stepmother, my brothe

of show their "mad" dau

k doors, carved with the r

hall turned. Eve

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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.”