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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

Jemeiah furrowed his brows together when he found from Tove that he could not see Damien. "What do you mean by that? I need to talk to him," Jemeiah said. 


"Oh. Tell Prince Damien when he wakes up that I visited him," Jemeiah said and walked away. Tove kept her head down and wondered if Damien would punish her for the lie she just spoke.


Tove brought her hand to her nape and caressed it. Damien's grip on her neck was too tight and she still could feel the pain. It was already an hour, but she didn't know whether Damien was alright or not. If anything happened to him, she would be blamed for not keeping the check. 


Gathering her courage, Tove pushed the door open of the main chamber and walked in, after taking a deep breath. 


Tove knocked on the door of the bedroom and humbly asked, "Your Highness, may I come inside?" 


Not to overstep your boundaries [Bonus chapter]