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“You must bear a child, Celia. what good is a woman who isn’t a mother? What good is an empty womb?”

“Especially when it’s a foreign womb, like yours…”

It’s not an easy life when you’re watched month after month, when all the blame is placed at your feet for your young husband having no heir. 

Celia Devon Tralhamir, Crown Princess of Havietten, waits every month with hope mingled with fear. 

A child will secure her future. But it will also bind her for life to a husband she neither loves or respects, who refuses to see her abilities. Is that what she wants?

Is she content to prioritise security over happiness, and be a wordless decorative vessel all her life?

Or is she brave enough to try to forge her own path and seize fulfilment on her own terms? Even in a society that cannot recognise individual brilliance in a mere woman.

A sequel to the WEBNOVEL book “Earning the Love of a Princess”, this novel follows another woman born into the Royal House of Devon, trying to fight the confines that threaten to stifle her happiness.

The Loneliest Ballad

Celia shook her head slightly and sighed. "I'll be fine, husband." she said drily.

"Fetch me…something to eat then. I'm h-hungry."

Lucas gave Tobin a quick, shocked glare. He was obviously surprised to hear the young prince order his wife around as rudely as if she were a chambermaid.

Clearly, he didn't know Celia was quite used to it and had stopped caring.

"Husband, I'm not sure that food is a good idea right now." She kept her words mild. "I think you're best off just going to bed and sleeping this all off."

"I didn't ask for…your views, Celia. I told you…I want food. Sister!" he snapped as he looked at Sarai. "Help me to my feet since I can't seem to rely on my own wife for anything."

With a grimace, Sarai moved closer to the couch and tried to help her brother rise by pulling him up by his hands.

You Only Have Yourself To Blame