THE DEVIL'S JEWEL
"But I've made up my mind, Lady Seraphina. I'm here to stay. Not just to stay and survive, but to actually live. And I will be your queen, whether you like it or not."
Seraphina laughed, but it was a cold, mocking sound. "You might hold the title of queen in his majesty's eyes," she said with vicious satisfaction, "but you'll never have what really matters."
She leaned closer, her voice dropping to a whisper filled with malicious confidence. "You'll never have his heart, because I already own that completely. He may have married you for politics, but he comes to my bed because he wants to. He tells me his secrets, his fears, his desires. You're just a pretty ornament he has to keep around fo