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Candy Crosshearts is a daughter of a rich count. Her mother was a maid that the count had a affair with. Being a mistress daughter, she was bully by her step mother and step sister. She was locked away and kept unknown from the public. If it was known that the count, her father had a child out of an affair, it would ruin his reputation. If she was born a boy, it would be a different story. Despite being locked away, she still had servants who took care of her like she was a princess. But she received no education or tutors. Raised like a doll but caged up from the dangers of the world. Until one day, her father lose all his fortune due to his gambling. He becomes despair and have sold his daughter to be married to the rumor scary Duke of Archbelo. Her step sister and step mother refused the proposal but what can they do cause the deal was already signed. But wait, they still had Candy to go in place of her step sister. Candy must now get engaged to the duke.
But she is not scared of the Duke as everyone else is. She gets married to the Duke and the Duke finds out it's not her step sister but another daughter of the Count. The Duke is outraged but still makes Candy his bride. Candy having been raised lock away and not receiving etiquette is push to learn everything as a royal. She have to attend balls and socialized with the elites. But nevertheless she works hard to learn of this new world.

The Duke Useless Bride

Candy woke up from the cold floor. It was dark and she couldn't tell if it was morning or night. She didn't even know how long she was unconscious for. As she tried to get up, she could feel the sharp pain on her back.

Her throat was dried and she wanted water. She tried to rummage around in the dark looking for a light. She pried open a box with her hands and felt a waxy stick.

She touch the stick like a blind person, trying to figure its shape. After touching it for a while, she found out it was indeed a candle. But her next dilemma was how to light it up. If there were candles, there must be a match to light it up. Candy open another box and another till she found it. The box filled with matches were small. Candy took one of the matches and lit up the candle. It took a few tries but she did it. A small light illuminated the room. She never realized how much stuff was locked up in this tower. As much as she wanted to explore the rest of the junk, she wanted food and water. But to get water, she would have to climb the stairs all the way up to her room.

The first step was hard but if she keeps going she could reach the top. Her body was sore from the beating but her desire to eat was stronger.

At the top of the stairs, she stopped to take a few deep breaths. She went in her room and grab the cup of water that was left on the table. She gulp the water down and took a look around the room. The sun was out that gave a clue that it was daylight. Candy went to the window to check what was happening outside. But she saw nothing.

Chapter 7 - Recovery