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31. Marriage
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Lauren's p.o.v
I was in shock over what Paula had told me and the rest of the ladies. But it made sense, king Adrean wanted her at all cost and he was willing to be selfish. But dragging her was out of option. It was even worse because it could have ruined Paula.
I sighed then stood up from the bed and walked to the balcony. I had a lot of thoughts going through my mind.
The rest of the ladies were with Paula in the library while I chose to have a few minutes to myself.
Was I suppose to write to the king over her achieved happiness and success or let it be. One way or another the king had to know about her, if a year was to go by without him knowing it would be a bad sign and he would come here to see if she really was doing well. Well no matter how I looked at it, Henry was now our king and this now was our homeland.
"Home sweet home," I muttered under my breath.
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