Sarah Thompson
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35 Newly weds (1) Alessandra sat quietly on one side of the carriage while Edgar entered with a bloody sword. Evidence her father was no more. After Edgar sat down directly in front of her, the carriage started its journey to the church for them to get married. “Do you regret it? There is no way to bring him back now,” Edgar said, looking out the window to avoid looking at her. Alessandra was desperately trying to hide her face so he was trying to give her the privacy she desired. “No, I do…
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34 Fear (2) “But I do not wish for you to find yourself in trouble because of me. That is not one of our conditions,” Alessandra touched his hand to stop him from taking the sword with him. “Your father stood there while some man treated you like an animal and you wish for him to not be harmed? I would not be locked up for killing a Baron. I have my ways,” said Edgar. “Thanks to your last name and connection to the crown, you won’t be locked up but the entire town will talk about you…
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Chapter 33: Fear (1) “Alessandra!” Sally yelled as she realized her grave mistake. She looked out the window hoping Alessandra had not hurt herself and luckily, Alessandra was still hanging onto the sheets. She had not fallen far enough to hit the ground. “Thank goodness. I-I’m sorry. I did not want to get into trouble.” “And you thought potentially letting me fall to my death would save you?” Alessandra glared at Sally. She could have fallen flat on the ground had she not been holding…
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Chapter 32: You cannot marry the Duke (2) “My lady, don’t you think it’s time we stepped out of the room to stretch your feet? No one has come looking for you.” Sally had long grown tired of sitting around in Alessandra’s bedroom doing nothing the entire day. The silence was unbearable. From breakfast to near the time for dinner, Alessandra made the two of them stay locked away in her room. Sally regretted telling Alessandra what she saw. “Aren’t you bored?” She asked. “Have…
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Chapter 31: You cannot marry the Duke (1) “Alessandra, this is your new maid, Sally Winters. I have come to help you with your morning tasks,” Sally said after knocking on the door. Her nerves were the highest they could be and her hand shook from fear but as the butler said, this was better than working for Kate or being fired. “Alessandra-” “Did you refer to Kate by her name when you worked as her personal maid?” Alessandra questioned right as she opened her door. She was curious to…
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Chapter 30: Loyal (3) “I am too old to be dealing with all of this,” Desmond muttered, as he waltzed into his bedroom the next day. William made him stay the night to have drinks and brought a few women from the red light district to entertain them. No matter how many times he mentioned going home, William ignored him, and eventually, morning was upon them. “This is the shock of the century. Two powerful men are fighting over Alessandra. What is there not to like about Kate? Where on earth…
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Chapter 29: Loyal (2) “Baroness,” James muttered, still in disbelief the woman before him could accuse him of such a thing when she was the one to walk here on her own two feet to seduce him. Why would she go through such lengths to have him killed all because he did not want to sleep with her? Why was he being punished for having enough morals not to sleep with a married woman? “If I were to run out and cry to the other servants, they would call the town guards to have you dragged out. What…
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Chapter 28: Loyal (1) “Besides the Baron, everyone else has retired for the night. Once the kitchen is cleaned up, all of you may return to your quarters. We have a lot of work to do tomorrow. Run along,” James clapped his hands, dismissing the servants he gathered in the kitchen. “Every day we have a lot of work. Have you spoken to the Baron about getting more workers? At least one more maid and person to help out in the kitchen,” Mario spoke up. He was tired of working two jobs but only…
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Chapter 27: I want your daughter (3) Desmond tried his best to remain calm, refusing to show Rowan the fear he sought after. Just like everyone else, he was aware of William’s father-in-law’s death but the family had been secretive about it and claimed it to be from a cold. Desmond believed the story up until this point. Desmond knew he had done nothing to offend William to the point the man would want him dead. They were longtime friends for goodness sake and Desmond was handing William his…
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Chapter 26: I want your daughter (2) “James, prepare the carriage for my departure,” Desmond quickly shoved the note back into the envelope after he read the contents. William was summoning him to talk about Alessandra once again. “Carriage? Who is the letter from? Why are you going to someone at a time when you are meant to be eating dinner? Desmond,” Katrina’s words fell on deaf ears as Desmond stood up to leave. “This is more important than dinner. Take care of the house while I…
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