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Chapter 19

Author: A.M Grace
last update publish date: 2026-09-01 05:16:28

The wedding continued.

Alera slowly made her way toward the altar, her veil lightly covering her face and the train of her yellow gown following behind her.

The Chapel of Alfas had fallen almost completely silent.

The earlier murmurs had disappeared, replaced by the quiet attention of everyone gathered to witness the union.

Alera kept her eyes ahead.

At the altar stood the man she had spent so long waiting to meet.

Ezra.

The closer she got, the more clearly she could see him.

He looked
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    The trip to the palace did not take long. Alfas was the capital of Firildia, so the royal palace was only about thirty minutes away from the Grand Duke's estate. Alera spent most of the journey looking through the carriage window, watching the city pass by. She was still getting used to Firildia. Although she had studied the kingdom during the year before her marriage, actually seeing it with her own eyes was different. The streets were busy, with merchants calling out to customers and carriages moving steadily through the city. People went about their daily lives, seemingly unaware that the Grand Duchess was passing through their streets. Eventually, the royal palace came into view. Alera had seen it before in descriptions, but the sight of it still impressed her. The palace stood proudly in the heart of the capital, its enormous structure reflecting the wealth and power of the royal family. Guards stood at various points around the grounds, and servants moved about with practi

  • I am utterly in love with the Grand Duke    Chapter 22

    Everything was taken to her study. By the time the last stack of documents was carried inside, Alera begun to wonder if Andrew brought her the records of the entire kingdom instead of those belonging to the estate. There were ledgers, expense records, reports, staff records, supply lists, maintenance reports, correspondence, and several other documents she needed to understand how the estate was being run. She sat behind the large desk and stared at the mountain of paperwork for a moment. Then she smiled. In her past life, she had dealt with workloads that had been far more demanding than this. Meetings that stretched for hours, financial reports that required careful attention, business decisions that could affect hundreds of people, and problems that had to be solved before the next morning had been a normal part of her life. Compared to that, this was light work. She simply had to understand how things functioned here. Alera spent the entire day in her spacious study, goin

  • I am utterly in love with the Grand Duke    Chapter 21

    After the wedding, things went back to normal. At least, they did for everyone else in the kingdom. For Alera, everything was still new. She was in a new kingdom, living in a new home, surrounded by unfamiliar servants and responsibilities she never had to deal with before. Becoming a Grand Duchess meant more than simply carrying a beautiful title. There were duties attached to it, and she intended to learn them properly. She couldn't afford to be careless. Especially not when she chose this life herself. She would have loved to spend more time with Ezra. After all, they were married now. But she didn't want to annoy him. From everything she had observed since arriving, she suspected he wanted to stay away from her. If that was what he wanted, then she was perfectly willing to give him space. He had been coerced into this marriage just like she had, the only difference was that she had chosen him. He didn't get to choose her. So she wasn't going to force herself into his li

  • I am utterly in love with the Grand Duke    Chapter 20

    The garden had come alive with conversation. Guests mingled beneath the soft afternoon light, moving between the beautifully arranged tables as servants passed through with trays of food and glasses of wine. The atmosphere was surprisingly comfortable and calming. After the formality of the wedding ceremony, everyone seemed more relaxed. Everything had been prepared perfectly. From the food to the wine, from the decorations to the seating arrangements, nothing appeared out of place. The royal family was present as well. As members of the royal family and relatives of the Grand Duke, their presence was expected. They sat among the other distinguished guests, observing the celebration while conversations continued around them. Yet despite the celebration, there was one subject that seemed to find its way into almost every conversation. The bride. Whispers about Princess Alera echoed throughout the garden as people tried to understand the woman who had suddenly become the Grand

  • I am utterly in love with the Grand Duke    Chapter 19

    The wedding continued. Alera slowly made her way toward the altar, her veil lightly covering her face and the train of her yellow gown following behind her. The Chapel of Alfas had fallen almost completely silent. The earlier murmurs had disappeared, replaced by the quiet attention of everyone gathered to witness the union. Alera kept her eyes ahead. At the altar stood the man she had spent so long waiting to meet. Ezra. The closer she got, the more clearly she could see him. He looked different from the image she had created in her mind while reading the novel. Not worse. If anything, he was even more striking in person. His hair had been styled backward, the strands spiked neatly away from his face. Among the dark brown hair was a distinct patch of white. It should have made him look older. Instead, it elevated his appearance. There was something commanding about it. Something that suited the man who had been described in the novel as a powerful and feared general.

  • I am utterly in love with the Grand Duke    Chapter 18

    The estate of Alfas had never been busier. For the past week, servants had moved through the halls from dawn until late into the evening, carrying flowers, fabrics, decorations, and everything else required for the wedding. Every corner of the estate seemed to have been touched by the preparations. The wedding would be held in the Chapel of Alfas, while the reception would take place in the vast gardens surrounding the estate. The gardens had been transformed. Flowers stretched along the pathways in carefully arranged beds, their colours blending together beneath the warm afternoon sun. Tall arrangements were placed around the open space where the reception would be held, while delicate decorations hung between the trees, moving gently whenever the breeze passed through. Long tables had been arranged beneath elegant canopies, leaving enough space for the guests to move freely. The garden itself seemed almost unreal, as though someone had taken a beautiful painting and brought it

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