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

t?” 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

n suggested. “It sounds pret

. “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