Bloodied Lilies
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- Chapitres 23
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Dernière publication ven., sept. 14, 2018
Adelia Constantine is married off to the tyrant Duke Rainford in exchange for payment to keep her frail sister healthy. Duke Rainford is known for killing off his subjects at whim and his previous wife had met the same fate. Adelia is determined not to die by her husband's hand while also maintaining her identity as an assassin who kills by moonlight. As she spends more time in the Rainford manor, she begins to unravel the secrets behind the death of the previous wife and the mysteries of everyone living there.
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