Burned by My Fiancé, Reborn to Rule the Dragon Court

Chapter 5

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pushed open the heavy oak doors, but the ceremony itself had not yet begun. Rather than take my place at the front, I

d handed it to Moira. "Get this to the Cro

Prince Alistair Vaughn was a man known for his cold ruthlessness, disliked e

For a time, I wandered through the world like a shadow, unable to touch anything o

family long after I was gone. I never learned why he did it. But in this life, I had no intention of waiting u

to the Beaumont residence in the capital. Use our best Dragon-blood horse

ragon-blood horse-a steed bred for extraordinary speed and endurance

asking my uncle to begin se

rlier, had never returned to his home village as she believed. Fearing for his life, he had fled to a village on Beaumo

been hiding. I had written both in the letter. If Finn was still t

ruth from nothing. I had already handed them

ter was my insurance. It was a signal to m

ick,"

tters securely into her dress and h

aving my shoulders. The pieces were in moti

ed, and a prim, haughty

r wet nurse and now the housekeeper of the Croft estate

eremony is about to begin. The mistress is asking for you." The "mistress" she r

cool glance

ter and mistress have prepared such a grand ceremony for you.

g, as if I were still a l

owly to my feet. I was taller than

rst-born daughter of this house is." M

ance draining away. She had

ace to tell me what to do in my ow

, her haughty expressi

warned her. "Or I won't m

y from her,

ntricate silver thread in the pattern of dragon-flames, a design exclusive

. The woman in the mirror was radiant, ye

to speak. She simply bowed her head an

th and walked out,

door was my

n faltered as I emerged from the side room and began walking toward the place res

ted them al

Now, as I walked toward the center of the ceremony with every piece of

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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.”