From Broken Trophy To Unstoppable Queen

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house owned by Dr. Aris, an old family p

my bruises faded.

alloway anymore.

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ck. Long sleeves. No skin. No vulnerabil

atmosphere shifted. The music stoppe

as sitting at the head

earing my

lass. He watched me walk in, his eyes narrowing. He was waiting for the scen

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of dowagers surrounded me lik

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cutting her off. "I accept reality

room. He looked baffled. He was frowning,

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to the center of the room

sharp as a blade. "Oh, Kelsey. I guess you wouldn't know w

s a direct, public exe

urn my cheeks. But I did

ting me. He wanted to see me crack. He need

ophone from the po

family needs fresh blood. I have no emotional ties to this li

rkened to a furio

ly declared that

face and kissed her. Hard. Brutal. It

e kiss and

e front tables to hear. "You are nothing. You were just

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on him and walked

k away from me

top. I did

abyss. They couldn't hit the bottom b