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The Second Ripple

Author: Kacy D. Rego
last update publish date: 2026-04-28 22:19:37

Sarah’s POV

(A day earlier.)

Immediately after Emily left the castle for the competition, I made my way straight to her room.

I needed to confirm it.

Whether she was truly pregnant.

The thought had been circling my mind for days now, refusing to settle, refusing to be ignored.

I couldn’t ask her to take a pregnancy test. That alone would raise suspicion.

And there was no way I could involve the royal doctor, Robert. Even if I somehow convinced him to keep it quiet, it wouldn’t matter. If the re
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