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Chapter 1

Steam curled up from the fertility tonic in my hands, its bitterness needling at the back of my nose, but it wasn't the smell that turned my stomach. It was the lines of glowing text hovering in front of my eyes.Had I been drinking a slow poison this whole time?The person across from me was a woman disguised as a physician?And that line still rang in my head: every time the King "visited" her, she would get drugged first, so his guard could take his place.I went quiet for a long moment. Strangely, the first thing that came to mind wasn't anger.It was the memory of Connor Browning standing under the corridor eaves a few days ago, shielding me from the wind on my way back to my chambers.Broad shoulders, a narrow waist, the veins on the backs of his hands drawn tight, his throat moving slightly as he bowed his head to greet me.I remembered thinking, at the time, that the King's guard was the perfect guy.And remembering the ache in my legs after every night the "King" suppo

Chapter 2

I laughed once. "Are you afraid of me?""I wouldn't dare.""Wouldn't dare, or don't want to?"His face went red in an instant.Watching that small, telling shift in him, I felt a flicker of amusement stir in my chest.So he wasn't made of wood after all. No one had simply bothered to notice what was going on in his head before.I waved Helen out of the room, and once the doors had shut behind her, I said quietly, "Your younger sister is recovering from an illness in the southern district. She's living off one dose of medicine a month from the Royal Infirmary, isn't she?"Connor's expression changed instantly."Your mother died young. Your father gambled away everything, and it took the sale of your family's ancestral home just to buy your way into the King's guard. Most of the pay you've earned with your life these past years has gone straight into that bottomless pit."I rose and walked slowly toward him, reaching up to smooth the front of his collar.He went rigid as stone.

Chapter 3

Connor turned out to be even more useful than I'd expected.Maybe it was some lingering sense of loyalty from our night together, but he was the one who first swapped out the poisoned fertility tonic for something harmless.He also kept me updated on everything the King and Rose said and did, letting me dodge most of her open attacks and hidden schemes.Before long, he'd even started intercepting the notes the King and Rose passed back and forth in secret, letting me read them first without either of them ever knowing.Rose was clever. But the biggest flaw of clever people is that they always think they've seen through everything.She looked down on me, a royal mistress trapped in the back halls, and just as much on the King's occasional empty affection toward other women.She was certain the King still loved her best, so even when he refused to abolish the harem outright, she always found some excuse to explain it away.But the more certain a woman like that was of her place, t

Chapter 4

My robes hung half-open, and my fingers were still hooked around the black sash at Connor's waist.But there wasn't a trace of panic on my face.Tonight, I wanted this scandal to blow up as big as it possibly could.The curtains to the inner chamber were thrown open by a single stroke of a palace guard's blade.The Queen Mother stood at the very front, dressed in bright imperial gold, her face iron with fury, the guards behind her gripping their swords at the ready.Rose charged in first, but the moment she took in the scene before her, she froze solid.On the bed, the King lay dead asleep, having drained a cup of strong wine laced with a sleeping draught.My collar hung loose and disheveled. I lay sprawled across the King's chest, as though I'd only just been woken from a sweet sleep."Guards, stand down at once! How dare you deceive me like this, physician?" The Queen Mother's face twisted with rage at the sight.Rose dropped to her knees at once. "Your Majesty, please see c

Chapter 5

Every word of that speech came from the heart, or at least I made it sound that way, each syllable soaked in something like grief.In truth, I was the one who'd been wronged, humiliated in front of the whole court, and poisoned besides, and yet here I was, still playing the part of the woman worried for him.The floating text appeared again in front of me, and this time, the tide had completely turned.[Is the female lead actually stupid? I'm sorry, I can't stand stupid anymore!][The King's mistress is putting on a full theatrical masterclass here. All the female lead can do is throw a fit and cry?][I officially declare I've turned on the female lead and gone full King's mistress stan. Nobody likes a woman who loses her temper every five minutes; give me the calculating little sweetheart any day.]The Queen Mother scoffed coldly, glanced at the King's helpless expression, and swept out of the room. "Handle this woman yourself, Your Majesty. Don't go breaking the hearts of the c

Chapter 6

Next to that, back at Larkspur Hall, I'd become the very picture of a gentle, understanding mistress.At first, the King had worried I would tell the Krenion family everything that had happened in the palace. He'd even had my letters home intercepted, only to find I'd kept every detail to myself, writing instead things like "His Majesty treats me very well. Father, Brother, please don't disappoint his kindness."After that, he started visiting Larkspur Hall even more often.Maybe out of guilt, rare treasures began flowing into my chambers like a river. Even a vase I'd only glanced at twice would show up in my rooms the very next day.But I had changed.I no longer orbited around him the way I used to, eyes full of adoring devotion.I'd gone "cool."When he arrived, I greeted him with a smile. When he left, I saw him off politely.I didn't pout, didn't act jealous, and when he brought up Rose, I could even say, magnanimously, "If Your Majesty misses Miss Saylon, you should go

Chapter 7

A month later, fourteen royal physicians knelt in a row outside the gates of Larkspur Hall, crying out their well-wishes."Congratulations, Your Majesty! Great joy, Your Majesty! The King's mistress is with child. She's over a month along!"The King was overjoyed.He believed the child was his own, the royal bloodline that would finally secure his throne.He immediately declared a great celebration across the kingdom and insisted on naming me Queen on the spot.What he didn't know was this.From the very day I fell pregnant, I'd added a slow-acting poison to the tonic soup he drank every day, since he'd been perfectly willing to let Rose poison me first.Now, I was simply returning the favor tenfold.Five months into the pregnancy, word came of a great victory at the border. My elder brother, Tyler Krenion, had led the Northern Garrison to wipe out the main force of the Kharsan tribes, and his name shook the realm.Meanwhile, in the capital, control of the royal guard had alre

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