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The palace smelled of roses and power. Emily had grown up beneath golden ceilings and
marbled corridors, the daughter of a king who measured every movement of her life against
the weight of a crown. To the world, she was the perfect princess—poised, soft-spoken,
draped in silk gowns that shimmered when she walked. But beneath the layers of elegance,
she often wondered whether she was living a life of her own or one borrowed from centuries
of tradition.
Her father, King Edward, believed that duty came before desire. To him, a crown was not