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Chapter 78

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(Author’s POV)

Sebastian found Tiziana curled up on her bed, still wearing the grey silk dress she had worn to court, her face buried deep into a pillow.

Without saying a word, he closed the bedroom door behind him and sat quietly at the edge of the mattress.

Out of all her brothers, Sebastian had always been the softest when it came to Tiziana.

It dated all the way back to a hospital room years ago, their mother’s frail hand resting in his while her weak voice barely carried through the s
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