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She was kneeling on the cold stone floor of the main hall with her hands tied behind her back. Not daring to face the intruders she kept her head low and her gaze fixed on the ground.
She was only wearing a nightgown and her messily tied hair had started to come undone, causing lose strands of auburn colored hair to cover her face. She was thin; way to thin as most would probably say. Her beautiful features were concealed by sunken cheeks, dark circles and a dull complexion.
Beside her was the rest of the family, all of them kneeling in a row with their hands tied back. She hadn’t gotten a good look but from the corner of her eye her father had appeared to be badly beaten...
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The man who had killed her family that night had been truly terrifying. His face was entirely unfeeling as he beheaded them and he did not flinch when their bodies hit the floor.
So why had that man defied the king's orders just to spare her life?
Amelia thought that her miserable life would continue being filled with nothing but abuse.
She had not expected that she would be treated kindly, both by him and by his servants. And she had certainly not expected that she would slowly begin to let her guard down aroud him.
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Such vivid descriptions and expressive emotions...VERY WELL WRITTEN! Flow of the storyline is perfectly placed; suspense and mystery deepened as characters are more fully revealed as the story unfolds--keeping the each chapter gripping and masterfully captivating. My one and only disappointment is that there is only one new chapter updated per week. I could easily lose myself in this story reading 20-30 chapters at a time--every day! But then, excellent writing requires sufficient time for diligence and refinement, that makes the story so engaging and effortlessly readable.
Volume 1
- 1 One night 3 years ago
- 2 A barren daughter 3 years ago
- 3 What a man wants from a woman 3 years ago
- 4 Being treated politely 3 years ago
- 5 Unfamiliar surroundings (1) 3 years ago
- 6 Unfamiliar surroundings (2) 3 years ago
- 7 Safe haven 3 years ago
- 8 A tour of the manor (1) 3 years ago
- 9 A tour of the manor (2) 3 years ago
- 10 The duke's return (1) 3 years ago
- 11 The duke's return (2) 3 years ago
- 12 The duke's return (3) 3 years ago
- 13 A night with a tyrant (1) 3 years ago
- 14 A night with a tyrant (2) 3 years ago
- 15 A night with a tyrant (3) 3 years ago
- 16 Dreams 3 years ago
- 17 Dreams (2) 3 years ago
- 18 His perspective (1) 3 years ago
- 19 His perspective (2) 3 years ago
- 20 His perspective (3) 3 years ago
- 21 His perspective (4) 3 years ago
- 22 The day after 3 years ago
- 23 The day after (2) 3 years ago
- 24 The day after (3) 3 years ago
- 25 Like talking to a friend 3 years ago
- 26 Letter from the king 3 years ago
- 27 Letter from the king (2) 3 years ago
- 28 Noble etiquette (1) 3 years ago
- 29 Noble etiquette (2) 3 years ago
- 30 Pointing stick 3 years ago
- 31 Meeting with a designer (1) 3 years ago
- 32 Meeting with a designer (2) 3 years ago
- 33 Meeting with a designer (3) 3 years ago
- 34 Meeting with a designer (4) 3 years ago
- 35 Etiquette lesson (1) 3 years ago
- 36 Etiquette lesson (2) 3 years ago
- 37 Etiquette lesson (3) 3 years ago
- 38 Being looked out for 2 years ago
- 39 With that sword 2 years ago
- 40 The day before the banquet (1) 2 years ago
- 41 The day before the banquet (2) 2 years ago
- 42 The day before the banquet (3) 2 years ago
- 43 Like a scene from a book 2 years ago
- 44 First dance (1) 2 years ago
- 45 First dance (2) 2 years ago
- 46 The person who she hated the most (1) 2 years ago
- 47 The person who she hated the most (2) 2 years ago
- 48 Having someone by her side (1) 2 years ago
- 49 Having someone by her side (2) 2 years ago
- 50 An important decision 2 years ago
- 51 An opportunity 1 years ago
- 52 Only in his eyes 1 years ago
- 53 Dinner 1 years ago
- 54 Dinner (2) 1 years ago
- 55 Tea party (1) 1 years ago
- 56 Tea party (2) 1 years ago
- 57 Tea party (3) 11 months ago
- 58 Tea party (4) 9 months ago
- 59 Her sister 9 months ago
- 60 A childish dream (1) 8 months ago
- 61 A childish dream (2) 8 months ago
- 62 A childish dream (3) 7 months ago
- 63 A childish dream (4) 7 months ago
- 64 The storm 7 months ago
- 65 A foolish emotion 5 months ago
- 66 Celebration (1) 5 months ago
- 67 Celebration (2) 4 months ago
Author, please, please, please write more updates-- this story is TOO GOOD to go 10 days without an update! (Hopefully you're not sick or having any kind of emergency or crisis!) As long as you're able, please let us know what happens next. . . what happens at the Birthday Ball? Does the greedy king try to take Amelia from the Duke? How did Amelia save the Duke 9 years ago? And why doesn't she remember-- at least remember him? Your writing is SO INTRIGUING and VIVID... with DEPTH, EMOTION, MYSTERY and COLOR! And this story-- THIS story-- is FULL of HEROIC POTENTIAL, of course by Amelia, but also the terrifying, but secretly tender-hearted, Duke!... wherever your imagination leads! Please update soon! [img=update] [img=fp] [img=recommend] [img=fp] [img=update] [img=fp] [img=recommend] [img=fp] [img=update]