Against All Odds
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Last published Wed, Nov 15, 2023
A Human Girl's Journey into Forbidden Love locked up in her castle but the reason is unknown, at least only to Lilly. Smart yet naive and innocent, kept in her parent's protection ever so tightly...but why? her curiosity led her to discover many secrets withheld from her.
She hears strange things and a lot of questions go unanswered as she grows older.
This United Kingdom lies in the North and a neighboring kingdom to the west.
Lilly's parents, the king and queen, were quite wealthy and the people they ruled over were living life comfortably. Were they going to be happy for long?
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