The Secret of the Forgotten Heiress

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pened the letter. The first

truth about your origins. What

he rest of the message, her mind trying

arents. The blood that flows through your veins belongs to a lineage that has been tried

ress at the bottom of the letter. An unfami

doptive parents had just returned. She quickly closed the letter and slip

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