#astheykiss
“No matter where you go, we will follow. Not only out of duty, but out of love.”
Lady Claude Blanche d’Évreux, Lady Madeleine Renée de La Falaise, Lady Bénédicte Marie de Châtillon, and Lady Henriette Françoise Margaret de Talleyrand-Périgord were Madame Athénaïs’s friends since childhood. Where she went, they went. What she said, they agreed with. Who she loved…
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“Oh, Sasha,” Anastasiya sighed as Aleksandr told hold of her hand, now small in his grasp, “There’s no need to worry. You know that I’ll always be there for you. That’s what sisters are for, aren’t they?”
Anastasiya, or Nastya as she prefers to be called, is the eldest daughter of the Emperor Aleksandr IV and Empress Maria of Tiphic. An overly-expectant and indulgent woman, she cannot help but crave what she can never have: true love. Despite everything, physically and morally alike, that tries to hold her back, she will stop at nothing to get what, or who, she wants.
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“Valya, my life can finally start now that you are a part of it.”
The future Emperor of Tiphic, Aleksandr, affectionately known as Sasha, is a favourite of both his family and his future people. Approaching adulthood, he is finally going to have a say in matters both in court and regarding courting. Excited about the possibility of a romance like his parents, he is ready to throw himself into love with open arms. Unfortunately, nothing is fair regarding love at court.
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“Do not address me in that tone, Madame d’Ambres. Unlike you, I did not have to sleep my way into power so do not let what for you is fleeting lead you astray. Be quick to remind yourself that only my father is a fan of your tongue, so, otherwise, hold it.”
The eldest daughter of King Henri VI of Palasis, Athénaïs Félicité lived wanting for nothing. Content with just her apartments, her ladies, and her multitude of siblings, when she is told she was to be gifted to gain an ally, she can’t imagine finding any pleasure or purpose in her new life. Nevertheless, she agrees to play nice with her new in-laws, business is business after all. Unfortunately, not everyone got the memo.
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