The Billionaire Princeton Brothers and I
ton in St. Joseph Island. Her mother mysteriously disappeared after leaving the baby girl in a basket along with a note
ffection that one receives from one's parents. From early on, she
pretty little daughter, Tara. The blond-haired, blue-eyed girl enjoyed tormenting Sakura and mak
d everyone else for that matter, lies about Sakura. Mrs. Byrd, always believing her beloved daughter, would punish Sakura, slapping the little girl on the cheeks, spanking her backside
for being a naughty girl, she prayed instead she'd get adopted by a nice family who loved her and to leave this horrendous plac
were answered, for Sakura's
e summer, and the children of Queen Mary Orphanage were invited to have a picnic with t
exotically beautiful garden that she wanted to be here. When she stared up at the enor
children murmured with deligh
ice smile on his face as he greeted every one of them, and Sakura felt her heart quicken with happiness as
re delicious food and sweet drinks waited for them to enjoy. That was when the rest of the fam
ways wanted, and she did her best learning their nam
yes like his father, complete with glasses. He looked kind and at the same time serious, just like his father. Then there were the ten-years-olds, non-i
n-identical twins, Alaina and Darcy, at six years old. Alaina, the older sister, had honey-blond hair and blue eyes, and Darcy, the younger brother, had ink-black hair a
hey fascinated her. She felt a sense of longing as she watch
at Sakura became aware of one of
e asked. "You're not fr
littered like white gold under the sun and his blue eyes, the same color as t
oseph Island knew one another, and she, a half-bred little girl who'd been
Tara said behind Sebastian. "Mommy said she's t
e. After all, she didn't want this boy to know she was a throwaway,
tainted. Perhaps she was a devil's daugh
his glasses up the bridge of his nose and made a frown very much like his f
d her hair. "Maybe you are the devil
white," Logan put in,
h her. We shouldn't be talking to her at all. She might give us the pox or something
aid she cries at night, and it sounds like a ghost. So we shoul
res. Go away, you devil witch. You're a bad witch just
illy, Alaina. She's no witch, and she won't
know for sure?"
arf," Hayden said. "But those dwarves
enter of attention. She could feel herself shaking from
aid. His hand reached out and stroked her ha
t him. No one had ever stroked her hair before, and for hi
g as he moved his fingers to caress her
hes. Her heart glowed, and she felt warm all over. She wondered if this was what
and a devil's daughter. Don't go near her." She grabbed th
Tara. "Why'd y
y from her!"
"I don't want t
"How could you like her? S
hter!" Darcy replied firmly
head off but held herself in check before she emba
r name?" Ni
s that she didn't hear Nicolas. When he patiently asked her agai
at?" Hayd
" Sakura s
mean?" Trist
es. She felt rather ashamed that she didn't know what her name meant,
" Logan said to himself. "Why don't
her a nickname?" Tar
laina shouted
kname, too,"
unce," Sebastian said. "And
suggested. "It's a popular
t a princess. She doesn't even look lik
arcy said again, smiling at Sakura.
Tara muttered unhappily. "She's plain and ugly like M
t," Alaina said, noddi
suggested. "It sounds pretty
. "She is silly, after all, and it rhymes, I think. Sakura i
id not have a vote in, and soon the children re
cetons would adopt her into their family. Then one
smoking in the kitchen while the gas was still on, thus leading to an explosion. However, a rumor was spread that Sakura was responsible for starting the fire by leaving the oven gas turned on. Though she had
nice little girl couldn't have done such a terrible thing, and since she ha
er seven years, she cried in front of everyone. James wiped away her tears, told her ev