(jaylor au) shades of gray and candlelight

/ / Book Two of The Illicit Affair Series \ \

Taylor made it out of the New York Palace. She found her way to freedom, but it didn't feel like she'd always imagined it.

It was a lot darker, a lot colder, and a lot harder than she could have ever dreamed.

She's free, but freedom comes at a cost.

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Since the moment Taylor Alison Swift was born, her life had been decided by those around her. Blue blood runs through her veins, but she is beginning to realise that blood isn't everything. Family do betray you, and she must learn to fight for her life, for her freedom and for the future she wants.

Joseph Matthew Alwyn has always stood at her side, as her illicit affair, as her secret lover. Away from the palace, and the prying eyes of those that would love to see their downfall, they are allowed to love as they are. They can lovely truly and freely, openly and wholeheartedly.

The fate of what used to be America rests on the shoulders of a runaway princess, her ladies, a man who used to be her husband, and her lover.

They escaped the palace and fled the cruel games, for Taylor, Joe and Alexander of Washington, the battle is only just beginning.

Together, they must learn about their past, while fighting for their future. Together, they must fight for the good in the world, while discovering who they can trust, and who will betray them without a second thought.
Taylor must become stronger than ever while keeping her heart.
The peasants believe in her, and Joe believes in her - but will she be able to believe in herself?

They've learnt to play this dangerous game, but will they succeed against those who know it like the back of their hands?