Jessica Robinson
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I didn't come here to meet the famous Bertha. My first purpose was to find out about what happened to Lorene and how did the Dowager Empress convince the Grahms that she's on their side. She is pushing Caroline Grahm forward; it's a given. She even managed to make her have tea with the Emperor himself. But this doesn't have any role in the shortlist. The names have already been decided, at that. His majesty knows that the Empress is working against him, so he would never allow her to condition…-
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As if my words were challenging fate, I can't have my deserved rest. The day after the meal with the Emperor, one of my uncle's spies delivers a missive from him. I let the servant pass and pretended to be hosting him in secret. Then, I took the message and sent a generic reply. Alexander will know about this, and it's fine. But there's no need to advertise the level of trust among us two. It's better to pretend I'm hiding from him. My uncle doesn't need to know just everything. On the message,…
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I'm tired of this selection. I was planning to launch the event and disappear in the wind. Not to coordinate the tests, set up the secret challenges, and help his majesty woo the future Empress. It is in part my fault. If I chose anyone else as a potential bride for the Emperor, I wouldn't need to convince her. But, at the same time, I couldn't predict it would have turned out like this. I believe it's good for the Emperor to have a challenge to overcome, by the way. He'll value the future Empress…
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Before sending all the ladies back to their homes, I have to talk with Eliza and make sure she isn't playing some trick to get the Emperor's attention. She wouldn't be the first to play hard to get, even though her plan is not working as she expected. At the same time, it would be good to ask her what she desires. The fact that I can't imagine a place where she would be treated better doesn't entail she'll like Ethiro as well. After all, not all people are identical. We all have different…
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?Archduchess, what brings you here at this hour?? the Emperor inquires without moving his eyes from the documents he's signing. ?It's lunchtime.? ?I'd like to ask your majesty to grant me permission to visit the royal archives.? ?What for?? ?To study the story of the Empire and better know what it needs to survive such a turbulent period,? I declare. I've prepared this sentence beforehand. ?How much of the archive do you need?? ?The more, the better.? ?I can't just open it to you without…
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It's a regular day when I receive an unexpected visit. The Empress Grandmother's butler walks into the waiting room and waits for me to recover from the shock before talking. ?Please, sit,? I invite him. ?I guess it's not going to be a short chat.? ?Thank you, your highness. I do not dare to sit in front of your highness...? the butler starts. ?I offered you, so you can dare,? I point out. He sighs and complies. ?What has her majesty, the late Empress Grandmother, left for me?? I ask him.…
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After weeks of selection, I can finally write the final reports about the shortlisted names. As promised, Caroline Grahm is among them. As well as Eliza from Myrya and a few others. It's a balanced list, with half of the ladies from this very court. I've already warned his majesty that it would be better to pick a foreigner, but he'll make the final choice. All the chance encounters I organised made his majesty send me a letter where he asked me to stop. He promised to look for the lady on his…
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Still blindfolded, Alexander circles my waist with his arms and drags me closer to him. ?I'm not a hypocrite,? I pout. ?What are you talking about?? ?You don't want me to look at you.? Oh, that... It's because the pregnancy changed my body so much that he won't like it. I prefer to stay hidden for the time being. ?Look at this,? he sighs, showing me his palm. ?I'm letting you see this awful scar. And you don't want to allow me to look at you.? ?I'm not how I used to be.? ?So what??…
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Warning: smut content I'm not sure how to proceed. I was so full of energy and wicked intentions... Where have they gone? Oh, but if I give up now, it will all be for nothing. And Alexander would forgive me and forget his grudge. I look at him, tied and blindfolded. Maybe, this wasn't such a wise idea. But his expression is so relaxed when I caress his face. The ropes don't suit him, but the blindfold does. And it has the bright side that it doesn't let him see my body. ?Thea, whatever you…
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The lack of exercise of the last weeks, when I stayed indoors to recuperate and didn't venture far, if not for rare events, starts having its effects. I can't keep up with my husband. I've lost count of how many times we fulfilled our duties already, but we never managed to get to the ropes. I'm too tired to even think about it. After so much abstinence, our bodies don't let our lewd minds fly too far. Every smile is the most alluring, every caress so tempting. In the end, we roll in the bed,…
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