Chapter 10 Duke Reginald Blackwood totally lost it at the banquet I knew it - Prince Leopold had someone spike his wine with hallucinogens . ] And the music I played ? It was the exact melody he feared most . [ ] Back then , it was the sound of my mother's playing that stirred his filthy desires . ] And that eventually led to the death of my entire family . [ ] But now , justice found its target . ] Duke Blackwood was the mastermind , sure - but the Heartford family wasn't innocent either . [ ] They may have been nobility , but their title came with no real power or money . [ ] Their income barely covered their lavish lifestyle . [ ] So they joined Blackwood in smuggling military supplies for profit The King ordered a full investigation . Both the Heartfords and the Hughes family were stripped of their titles and assets . ] Every male was exiled . The women were sent into forced service . [ ] Seraphina was spared - turns out , she wasn't even a real Heartford . [] But Alistair ? He dumped her anyway . [ ] Guess he was only ever chasing a high born wife . I actually laughed at myself for ever falling for a guy that spineless . ] Lord Edmund , on the other hand , started looking at me … differently . ] He had once studied under my father when he was young . And he'd long admired my mother's beauty and strength . [ ] Now that I was starting to resemble her , he couldn't hide the way he felt After everything , it was finally over . ] I was completely drained . ] The first eighteen years of my life felt like one long , confusing nightmare . ] And only now did it feel like I was truly living for myself ] I went back to my real name - Evelyn Kingsley . ] And I moved into the estate that had once belonged to my parents . [ ] Prince Leopold sent over a housewarming gift . As he stood there admiring the newly restored mansion , he teased me with a smirk : ] " So ? Miss Kingsley , have you decided yet ? " ] " When are you gonna marry me ? I've got the dowry ready and everything . " Blushing , I gave him a playful shove on the shoulder . ] " Go ask the King for his blessing first - then I'll think about it . " ] Three days later , he actually did it . ] Word spread across the capital like wildfire . [ ] Prince Leopold had offered up all his military honors just to secure a royal marriage decree . [ ] They Close Mloud Over Love Now They Cry at Mu GRAVE Chapter 10 And the woman he chose ? ] None other than Evelyn Kingsley , daughter of the late Chief Justice . They Chose Blood Over Lov Now Dune Cry at M GRAVE