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Betty sat on the beach, close to the waterline thinking about the heavy conversation she and Develin had some hours ago.

It was the hardest conversation they had up till now if she was honest and she did not like what he had told her, to be precise she was utterly gobsmacked by the whole thing that she had told him that she wanted to be alone for a while, that's why she has ended up here, on the beach, watching the waves coming and going, calming her nerves.

It turns out that a long time ago he had an affair with the queen from which Lionel was born, his son! And the queen was now kind of blackmailing him with it!!

A huge secret he had hidden from her up till now! And that made her think if there were more secrets that he was keeping from her…..

It made her feel vulnerable, doubting her choice all over again!

Even though he had told her that this was the whole truth and that there were no more secrets but how could she be sure?

Her heart was already damaged enough times! Could she b