Everything Except Love
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His jaw hardened.
"You are carrying my children."
Every word was deliberate.
"My heirs..........They belong with me."
His eyes never left hers.
Aramina Lancaster was raised to be flawless.
Every smile was practiced.
Every word carefully chosen.
Every step planned long before she was old enough to decide for herself.
In New York's world of wealth, power, and old-money traditions, marriages are negotiated like business deals, and daughters are expected to obey.
But behind Aramina's quiet elegance lies a secret life no one suspects-a part of herself that cannot be controlled, bought, or inherited.
As family loyalties collide with buried truths, she'll have to decide whether to remain the perfect daughter... or become the woman she was always meant to be.
Because money can buy almost anything...
Everything Except Love.
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