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Chapter 17

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last update Last Updated: 2023-07-18 12:33:34

Sophie stayed awake long after the king left. She couldn’t fall asleep. She knew he would find out about her being pregnant, at least the doctor had told her he would tell him if it is required, maybe that’s why he had her leave the prison and why he had someone bring her food once she got here. If only he knew whose child it was that she carried. She was sure he would throw her back into the prison and accuses her of lying on his name.

She knew better than to ever let him know that the baby she carried belonged to him. The people of Otano would see her as an enemy, they already saw her as one anyway, she stole from them. If the news gets out that she is carrying the king’s child, she would definitely face the worst fate. Either way, she was already facing the worst. How much worse can it get?

“What’s going to happen to us, baby?”

She let out while holding her tummy, she wished there was a way out of all these, wished the real criminal would be found, and that the king would not sen
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