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~29~ STRATEGY FROM HELL

Author: Lavender Pen
last update publish date: 2026-05-14 02:05:04

BELLA

Tiana keeps glancing nervously at the door like she expects Rhain to burst through it at any second and rip the entire room apart.

Honestly? She's right to be scared.

She exhales shakily and sets the folded linen aside.

"You're thinking about this the wrong way, Your Highness."

I cross my arms tightly. "Am I?"

"Yes." She hesitates. "You think seducing the king means making him lust after you more."

I blink hard. "Well... yes."

Tiana gives me a look that somehow manages to be both h
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