AURELIA He had disappeared into thin air, but I had gotten what I came for anyway. I snuck back into the palace with Diane’s help, and when I closed my eyes to sleep that night, I couldn’t stop seeing those emerald green eyes. I stormed into my father’s study the next morning. He was at his desk, as usual, pen in hand, signing some papers that probably dictated the life and death of someone else. He barely looked up when I barged in.“What is it now, Aurelia?” His tone was sharp, cold, devoid of the warmth a father should have for his daughter. I couldn’t blame him. I would never treat my own child the way he treated me, and that was probably the reason we were very different. “I’m not a virgin anymore,”I blurted out. There was no need to beat around the bush. I stood with my head held high, and my chin up straight. It couldn’t get any worse than it already was. His pen stopped mid-stroke. Then, slowly, he looked up at me, his eyes narrowing with a dangerous glint.“What did you
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