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"Thank you, Olivia," he said "You're the

strength, the steel spine of this family You always

will be," he added with a nod It was as if he had

declared me heir to his throne, whether I wanted it or

not

It ho I was to be

I fell asleep drea

we had left empty on the beach

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A Wolf in

Sheep's Clothing

For a while I thought Belinda wouldn't attend

the finishing school or that Daddy would give in to her and postpone it until the fall A few ti in to her pleas She tried desperately to get hi the summer free to enjoy with her friends

When Daddy vacillated, I helped prop hiain