Almost Beloved
The royal family once helped the Foxkin of Moonveil.
For generations, the Foxkin had sent their youngest daughters to the royal palace to repay that debt. Each prince had a Foxkin companion who looked after him and kept him safe.
My elder brother, Alaric Ashbourne, had a Foxkin who fought fiercely by his side on the frontier for years. In the end, they fell in love and married.
My Foxkin was named Evelina Wrenwood.
I felt sorry for her. She had left her home and would never be able to return to her clan, so I never restricted her freedom.
I always gave her the finest things first, never expecting anything in return.
People said I spoiled her rotten, but I pretended not to hear them.
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