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Charlotte Bourbon, a 19-year-old widow, was happy in her life after she got married to the man of her dreams. However, because of a sudden illness, her husband died within a month, and Charlotte's life came to a sudden halt. 

‘She became the curse for her husband that he died young.’

‘She is the one, who killed her husband.’

‘She should have died with her husband.’

Numerous such things Charlotte would hear from the people around her in the palace when she decided to take her life. However, was it that easy to die?

Édouard Bourdillon was the eldest son of King Christian Bourdillon of the Kingdom of Escana. He decided to marry the widow of his late younger brother so that he could take over the Beromont territory which his brother possessed. 

But was this the only reason he wanted to marry Charlotte?
 
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"What are you doing?" Terrified Charlotte asked as she saw Édouard unbuttoning his shirt. 

"I am hot, so I am taking off the shirt," Édouard said and reached for the last button. 

"But it's cold weather," Charlotte said and knitted her brows. 

"Not here, Charlotte. Your mere presence around me makes me hot," Édouard said and took off the shirt. 

"Ahhh!" Charlotte quickly brought her hands in front of her eyes and covered them. From the gaps between her fingers, she peeked out of curiosity. 

A lump formed in her throat as she saw his perfectly carved body with a few scars on the chest and near the abdomen. 

Charlotte saw him approaching her and she tightly shut her eyes. A few seconds later, when she realized everything was so quiet, she opened her eyes again and found him before her. 

She promptly moved back and hit the wall behind her. She thought to leave the room when Édouard caged her petite body between his arms. 

"Are you going to—" 

"Yes. I want to be wild with you tonight, Little Cherry," Édouard said with a smirk, and the next second, he lifted her in his arms.

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The Second Husband

"Your Grace, Prince Andrew has come earlier to see you," Zoe told Charlotte, who was drying her face using the towel. The other servant took the towel from her and she turned to look at Zoe. 


"Almost twenty minutes ago, Your Grace," Zoe replied. 


"Oh. I was sleeping at that time," Charlotte said, and looked at herself in the mirror. She brushed her hair and kept them loose before heading to the living room, where Édouard was waiting for her. 


He held her hand and took her out for the evening walk. They headed to the royal garden, specifically to the flowering garden. Her eyes fell on the rows and columns of the snapdragons grown on the huge land. 


"It feels so good to look at all these flowers," Charlotte said and started walking in the passage made between the central column. Édouard walked behind her with his hands behind his back. 


Snapdragons [Bonus chapter]