Jennifer Williams
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"What happened?" Dorothy asked the man sitting in the middle of candles— black candles, his robes covering his features. The man was facing a skull and chanting something that she could not understand. "What is happening? I thought you said it would be easy to kill her. Am I not paying you enough?" Dorothy paid the man a hefty amount of money just to send a snake to Rosalind. "Why aren't you answering me?" she hissed, her eyes wide. "For some reason, I lost contact with the snake," the man…
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The snake slowly slithered towards her, its black skin glittered against the yellowish lighting inside the room. Then it made its way into her tub, but just as it was about to make its move, a hand caught it. Rosalind jolted up, her eyes wide. "You—" "I did not mean to intrude," the Duke said as he turned around, still holding the snake in his hand. "Call me once you are dressed." Rosalind's jaw dropped to the floor, she was speechless. It didn't even register that she was actually naked.…
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"I heard that Count Delibar gave quite a large amount of gold to my older sister," Rosalind smiled at Victoria before she sipped her tea. Its sweetness made her frown and she wondered if Victoria had intentionally made her tea sweet just to spite her. "And?" Victoria lifted an eyebrow. "Did you come here just to tell me this?" "You are too impatient, mother." "I am not your mother!" "You will be," Rosalind beamed. "Once I leave, you will act like a good mother and dutifully give me a few things."…
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"Why did you do that?" Mr. Pratt could not help but asked her. "Why? Of all people, did you really have to offend the Duke? The Duke of Duance?" Rosalind looked at the man. Clearly, her conversation with the Duke caused some distress and she wanted to apologize for that, but this had to be done. She send out her senses and made sure that no one else was inside the house. The Duke of Duance and his people left as quietly as when they arrived earlier. His presence was something that she never expected,…
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"So?" Mr. Pratt could not hide the anxiousness in his voice as he watched Miss Lin examine the Duke's knees. Despite his calm appearance, he could not help but feel nervous. This was not part of the plan! And if Miss Lin told him what she was planning he would have told her to stop— immediately. One of the reasons why the Four Quarter Masters were very good at doing business was because they do not involve themselves in politics. All they did was pure business! One would ask why he was reacting like…
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"Five million gold coins," Rosalind said to the man sitting in front of her. She then looked at Mr. Pratt and towards Princess Isabel who was glaring at her. The man sitting next to Princess Isabel was someone that she only met once in her past life. The Duke of Duance. "That amount—" "For every treatment," Rosalind continued, interrupting the Duke of Duance. There was another silence. "Are you aware of this Mr. Pratt?" the Duke asked. "Miss Lin can demand as much as she likes, Your Grace. I…
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Rosalind could not help but pinch her legs to try and stop herself from smiling when she saw the white jade-like skin of the woman that she was supposed to heal. To maintain anonymity, the woman was covered with a piece of black fabric from her head to her toe and Rosalind was not allowed to hear her voice or even looked at her. She can only touch her wrist for the initial examination that she needed to do before the treatment began. "What is it?" the old woman standing behind the woman covered in…
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Federico Lux always cared about his reputation. He would rather kill someone to hide a terrible secret than let people think badly about the Lux Family. Once he discovers that his light wouldn't be able to heal the curse, he would do his best to hide it from the eyes of the public. Once the public was aware, it would already be too late. This would change the history of the empire. Rosalind looked at the people who were inside the prison cells. "I suggest that you start wearing a mask from now…
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"Young Lady, why would they suddenly tell everyone that you have gotten ill?" Milith grumbled. "Clearly you are not sick so why would they suddenly spread those rumors?" She placed the teacup in front of Rosalind. "Let them be, Milith." All she wanted was to leave this place. The Lux Family was now trying to lessen her presence before she left, they wanted everyone to forget about her existence. If that happened, they would not ask questions if Rosalind would suddenly turn up dead. The Journey to the…
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"The North has its own set of customs that we follow," the Duke explained as he crossed his legs and smiled at Federico. He was acting as If he was enjoying the current tense atmosphere in the hall. In fact, the Duke and Rosalind were the only ones who looked like they were enjoying the banquet. "We only practice monogamy and a marriage is grand and harmonious. A mistress of any kind is strictly forbidden and punishable by law. Aside from that, there are no other things that the bride needed to comply…
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