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~Sara~

“I hired Sara and Agatha to act like my family so that we could execute our plans better. The fact is, I am single, but I won’t mind having your wife as my queen when I inherit the throne.” Bernard uttered with a smirk.

“Go f**k yourself.” Lucian spat angrily.

I couldn’t look them in the eyes because I knew they were disappointed, and they hated me already. I kept my head lowered as I let my guilt taunt me.

“I think I’ve done enough talking. We need to get down to business.” Bernard uttered. “Now to you…” He added, making his way back to the bed where Cassandra lay.

“Your life is tied to whatever Lucian wants.” He uttered, raising his hand to touch her hair.

“Don’t you dare touch her!” Lucian growled, causing Bernard’s hand to hang in the air.

“I hate you,” Cassandra mumbled, staring at him in a disgusted manner.

“Well, I never liked you. So here is what we are going to do. We are going to match down to the kingdom right now, call everyone together, and then you’ll anno