In a world where the rich and poor are separated, King Elon rules with an iron fist. Ever since the death of Queen Seraphina, he has realized there has always been something missing.
Aurora Banks has lived her entire life with less than a dollar in...
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"I've come here with no expectations, only to profess, now that I am at liberty to do so, that my heart is, and always will be, yours." — Sense And Sensibility, 1995
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LEAPING to my feet, I turned towards the door. The door slowly creaked open, revealing a girl with shoulder-length, dark red hair.
The girl lifted her head and revealed herself. A shocked gasp passed through my lips as my eyes connected with hers.
"Ashley?" I asked, my voice a mere whisper.
I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I was convinced my eyes were deceiving me.
A bright smile formed on her lips, "Hey, Rory."
My knees unbuckled. I went tumbling to the ground, my mind whizzing with thoughts. It had been so long since I last saw Ash, my best friend. For most of my life, she was my rock.
And then she left.
She left me and the man who loved her—Gael. For four months, she had been gone. She vanished off the face of the Earth. Gael and I were hoping for letters but we got nothing.
It annoyed me that she could just disappear like that. I understood why she left but nobody received any word from her. I had no idea if she crossed the border safely. I didn't know if she was alive.
And now, somehow, she's in the King's castle, grinning at me. As if the past four months away from her had never happened.
So, I was pissed.
I stormed over to my best friend and slapped her.
Her head rolled to the side and a quiet whimper coming from her. She shot her hazel brown eyes at me.
