The Queen And The Cursed Warlord

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ail body jerking forward. A dark stain of blood bloomed across the delicate white silk handkerchief

ed her trembling hands. "Your Majesty, easy," she whi

lence. Their expressions ranged from somber sadness to detached

ion blurred, but she still recognized them all. Familiar faces. P

she wanted to see

d Seraphina's wrist, her voice bar

ina he

her eyes before

has left to find more physicians from the n

assed through Ev

ses to

husband was out there, desperate to save her life. That he was figh

r-something deep and ac

dwell on it, the

ough the chamber, makin

here

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from the illness, but from

s smi

ed smile. Not a so

f grin a man wore

wing, victo

ll into stu

edsheets. Her lips parted, confusion and di

m like a cloak of arrogance. He wasn't rushing to her

he

for this day fo

or crashed ove

Evelyn. Murmurs erupted among the nobles. Some o

dy fragile body trembli

lly never saw it, did you?" He let out a mo

mach pl

voice sharp. "Your Majesty, have you lost

en cut in coldly, his gaze like a b

bled. "Lucien... w

r bed, looking down at her with

loved you

art cr

the throne. Without you, I was nothing. But wi

r erupted

One of them raised his voic

idn't ev

le strength she had left,

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one f

low eyes sta

ision, but she refu

him," she whispered. "I

leaned in, voice dropping to a taunting whisper. "I've

twisted ins

life had

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tr

marr

of

time, more blood spilled from her lips. Se

d at the edges, but she

weak, was laced wi

nto a ghost of a smile. "I sw

faltered for

with something dark

I will torment you, your soul, your

s jaw t

uddering breath, Queen E

m fell

s shaking. The nobles bowed their heads,

Luci

ood s

irst time, he

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s shook Damien

, wake

his mind sluggish from sleep

The court is assem

without a word. He didn't say anything as he rushed outside his estate into the his prepar

where. As they parted for

that stood in middle of the lo

t out of

y reacted, the carria

ainst the walls as

the

a sharp turn, th

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t over t

he darkness swallowed him whole wa

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