The Unbroken Heiress

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royalty, married Ethan Cole, Chief of Staff

said Ava

the smiles, the union o

the grand Washington h

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ing room, her fingers traci

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opted

to understan

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she couldn' t climb, a

nator Harrison' s estate, a sp

icked out. Or rather, Chloe had p

doll, dressed

said the right things

with pride. Her brother, Senator Dani

riage was good for he

she could b

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hallway, lined with port

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loe said, her voice trembling. "Bein

Ava had ever heard it with her. It was raw, intense. "N

ht in her throat.

e," Chloe whispered.

fierce. "You are my priority. Always. This marriage... it'

out? What if she realiz

did, what does it matter? You are the only one I care about,

and to her mouth,

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ans no

s to a

beautiful facade of her

n she had married with su

he didn' t even kn

' s eyes, blurring

from the door, away fr

ed, a deep, p

t loneliness. T

nd. Ab

tilted, co

d to g

d to b

fore the engagement, before the f

ference. He was brilliant, driven,

ht as a musician, had been drawn

subtly at first, the

reasons to be where he was, hopi

distant, but she' d mistaken his

break through, that he

ool she

, hopef

ught of

always needing Et

jokes, demand his attention with a pout, and he would indul

measured, afraid of overste

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n't just

s his ev

inent family, accomplished musician,

s a cold, hard sto

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. A cruel, c