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The Dethroned Monarch

A great monarch is not one without flaws, but rather they are those who recognize their shortcomings and continually refine them, turning their flaws into strengths. Such were the principles that Ysabel's mother taught her. However, the very woman had killed herself when her flaws brought her to stand before judgment. Wounded by her mother's betrayal to the crown and their people, Ysabel was stripped of her title and dethroned on the very day she was ready to confess her love to Prince Hinrik. Exiled to live the rest of her life outside the kingdom, Ysabel met a mysterious stranger who gave her a second chance to fix what had gone wrong. Accepting the offer, Ysabel found herself waking up several days before her coronation as the new Queen of Eyeris. Determined to discover the mystery behind her mother's death, Ysabel knew changes were bound to be made. No longer posing as the kind-hearted monarch, Ysabel met Prince Hinrik, the man she had fallen in love with in her previous life. Dead-set on never repeating the same mistakes, Ysabel distanced herself from the dashing Prince. Yet, how long would she be able to resist him when he was living within her reach? -- DISCLAIMER: Cover is not mine

shrEk2o3 · Fantasy
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132 Chs

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Ysabel stared at her hand. She sat on the bed, not even feeling any bit sleepy.

Reis kept glancing at her, not knowing what to say or what to ask.

Ysabel seemed to be lost in thought. She had not stopped looking at her hand.

The former palace maid arranged Ysabel's clothes, secured the used ones inside the trunk and put out the dress she was to wear the next day.

"Speak your mind, Reis. But let me say this before you could ask, I'm fine. I just have a lot of things going on in my head. But I'm fine."

Reis pursed her lips. She nodded at Ysabel's obviously bothered look. 

"Okay," the former palace maid murmured. "You keep saying that, but you do not look fine to me. I don't want to force you to tell me things. If you're willing, then know that I'm always here to listen."

Ysabel appreciated the gesture. She desperately needed a friend like Reis. But it was unfortunate that she could not tell Reis anything.