Captured By The Prince's Heart

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like saying her name wo

not some animal that wou

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, sitting with his hands visib

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said agai

think I'm ma

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have done that long ago. No one would've questioned

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voice c

ing, and thinks-let me hurt her more

slipping back just enough to

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slave. You're not a

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watching her breathe

she sat

with fear, but they also

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back down instan

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as if to speak,

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unless you ask me to," he

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't mean

t at the edge of the bed-but only whe

"we can call off the wedding. That d

. "No... don

ed up s

all

ant smile tou

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is face like sunlight

ou," he

knees. "You have no idea

" she murmure

e a pr

his head

a princess.

time in days,

nish-but they softe

he maids' gossip

ow, they di

and offered

nish the weddin

hand, risin

y reached the d

via

brow rais

was barely

ou do to me on o

. Then smiled-

u a princess

rrowed. "What

day. Not mine. I'd treat you like royalty. Like the que

y who had just foun

hen laughed,

al l

hand. "Let's go make

, they walked

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s folded beneath her head as

robe clung gently to her fr

ss again," sh

pride. It

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e door made h

?" she

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inine voice

stiff

ched the blanket

vealing a woman with stern e

uniform

hness," she said w

nked. ".

eamed. "You

th of relief, sh

o. You were alw

nd you were always

d faintly.

nto the room, hands clasp

d be wide awake

this never let a

"You could sa

er. "You're dif

away. "A lot

soft

glad you're here. Safe. An

hesit

me abou

ettling onto th

He takes after his mother's gentle

er?" Hope

ind me of her sometime

looke

ating, I heard he has brothers. What about

se he didn't. He doesn't

ed in sl

ht you to the palace? The one w

uard? The bold one w

aised a

hat was Prince Ryon. Za

es widene

said, crossi

the castle with the guard

ed. "But they loo

eren't paying attention,

crazy. More like twin soul

small laugh.

d slightly. "Don't b

bli

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t end up k

tared

ervously. "Is

't respond

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oor, pausing just b

Hope," she

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otten myself into