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Chapter 20
Willow Baker POV
'Well that didn't go too badly.'
'Easy for you to say. You didn't do any talking.'
We had spent the better part of the morning talking about anything and everything. Nothing was sacred. She even pressed me for specifics about my pregnancy, making me feel as if she was trying to figure out what was wrong with me.
'At least that's out of the way right?'
Sighing, I took a good look at my surroundings and took in the sight of the lavish rugs I was stepping on with my grimy shoes to the tasteful decorations that screamed wealth. After the interrogation, the Grand Duchess had said we were allowed to explore the place when she returned Asa to me. Then she left to personally do whatever the Grand Duchesses did.
From the corner of my eyes, I peered at the two servants trailing behind me. They had been assigned to watch after us and aid us in whatever we
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