Framed Bride, Fierce Lover

inside,the brutal fracture of trust, the slow suffocation of hope. Each day blurred into

whole, the truth had clawed its way to

shb

"Colette, darling, you understand what must happen. Rosafina can

oo naive, too careless. The empire will be ou

. "The documents, the accounts, the forged signatures-make sure

ith cold ambition. "And Ethan? He's e

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f Zelda and Colette's plotting haunted her like ghosts. It wasn't a mistake or coincidence. I

t deeper than a

he sterile luxury of her former life was replaced

first. She was the heiress-the

ina learn

the footsteps that meant danger. She learned that trust was a cu

led cup of coffee. Rosafina found herself shoved

ff voice whispered. "You're not

inmate with sharp eye

e. "I'm not weak. I'

"Then prepa

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ths. The routine became a twisted comf

away like old skin, l

ethered to the world outside. Each envelope was a lifeli

the letter

rd. The silence gnawed at

through the barred window, a guard slipped

bled as she un

afi

so

d on. I m

ha

ritten, but it hung in the

. Only this time, no one

tight in her fist. The betrayal was complete. The

art ha

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n lights dimmed, Rosafin

ears. No

uld su

ould

uld make t

with a small vial. "You want to

e vial cautiousl

untraceable. For

he cold glass, curios

n is a battlefield. And sometimes, y

na und

ess. She was becoming something

ical. Every whispered insult, every shove, e

rison-who ruled the yards, who whispere

he pieces fel

asn't just

learning

ed heads, Rosafina overheard a c

e Langston weddin

to remain calm as o

ust like that. He didn't ev

served it. A rich girl with a

enched. They didn't

thing about,you don't know me n

and the lady who spoke about her Mia wa

ant to pick a fight over a family who abandoned yo

usiness and I suggest

sked, laughing. She w

immediately they all separated

r cell, Rosafina whispered

hen I do, no one w