lia
room just as the first gray
surgery had taken more out of me than I expected, and exhaustion pulled me into a re
n the door woke
irst time since I'd met her, her face was ani
efore leaning in to whisper. "My lady, h
e of bread. "What news could possibly
s at her side. "The prince! Prin
rt. I already knew, of course. But hearing it confirmed,
expression carefully blank. "
ice was breathless. "But this morning, he arrived at the c
ack. My status as a "wi
al wife, bound to him by th
tone filled with gossip. "And... he brought someo
s side until he recovered," Eliza continued. "The entire castle believes
expected love from this marriage
archy. But if the castle believed Coraima was his savior and the woma
ieve whateve
or now, the identity of the physician who saved Jude's life would remain hi
, concern appearing in her eyes
ly. "She is merely anot
e find my most presentable dress. Since the master of the house
hearing the ice beneath the surface. Sh
tion in the cracked mirror.
s, but it suited my position and carried a quiet dignity. I wore n
l, the place where the decis
ehind me, their curiosity obvious. They were waiting to see the
not matter. In this castle, power was not given because of app
heavy oak doors
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