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Julie Saman · Once Upon Ever After #1

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She married the cursed king and thought they'd won — but darkness is back to tear them apart for good.

Content Warnings
violence/gore

Description

No longer available. We thought we broke the curse. I married King Sebastian of Messalina. We're pregnant with twins. His children are happy and thriving in a way they never have. All is finally perfect and as it should be.But we were wrong. Darkness has returned and with it comes more heartbreak and danger than any of us are prepared for. A darkness that not only seeks death, but to tear us apart for good.

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