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my thin silk robe was torn open, exposing my t

sp rippled thro

several deep, crimson marks stood out in

ke the unmistakable bruises of teeth a

e instantly explod

er at my throat, his voic

s whore, those are marks from a man's mouth!

e, smoothing down her velvet sleeves as

udly, turning toward the four elders in the doorway. "Elders, you have witnessed it

the corridor, raising her voice so ev

ectly to the Royal Court in the capital! We will have the King's ma

e, her eyes gleaming

compensates our family with the entirety of the Kensington trade ro

till, watching thei

e it

himself out like a proud rooster

n. "Sign the transfer of your family estates over to the Beaumont name right now, and pe

berate movements, gathering

ing smile tou

tly, "that a few red marks are e

ocket of my silk morning robe,my fingers wrapping around the dry, brittle

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