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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

<p>To his credit, Lucas managed to answer calmly and convincingly, masking the shock he must've surely been feeling. His voice was steady as he bowed to Tobin and started speaking. </p>

<p>"Sire, my deepest apologies for not approaching you first, but I knew you were involved in important conversations with our royal guest. I've also already apologised to Her Majesty for disturbing her so late at night, but I bring an urgent matter. Reports have reached the court of violence and rioting from labourers at the kingdom's two largest copper mines. These protesters. need to be dealt with immediately, and with a firm hand. We can't put our upcoming copper exports promised to Moraigth and Tyre at risk. Given last year's lean harvest, we need our mines to continue providing steady revenue."</p>

A Loyal Servant