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• Betrayal
• Dark
• drama
• Duke
• Femalelead
• Historical
• Revenge

Two cunning damsels. Five friends who are not helping And a Duke on the verge of a dilemma as he makes the decision that will change everything. Blinded by the desire to get her home back, Monica Maitland decides to play the Duke of Anfield into fulfilling her every desire. But when emotions set in, it takes the highest form of cruelty to ignore them in the quest for happiness. Philip Forland however gives a deaf ear to every warning he's received, switching the identities of heroes and villains as he's blinded by his love for Monica. Meanwhile, she's the devil behind the scenes, striving to destroy everything that once destroyed her. Until she realises, maybe the real villain here wasn't who she thought it was.

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• Chapter one

  Chapter one
  Liverpool,
  England.
  1643.
  ***
  Arching his elbows, he tapped the bow lightly. In split of a se

• Chapter two

  Chapter two
  The bartender pushed her out and yelled, anger impinged in his voice, "Next time, do not

• Chapter three

  Chapter three
  Kicking stones aimlessly, she walked home in the dark. The last few days had been usele

• Chapter four

  Chapter four
  People chatted and glasses clinked, typical English style. Philip watched the people dow

• Chapter five

  Chapter five
  "I will not go mad because of a woman," Philip commanded himself, frowning at Earl who w

• Chapter six

  Chapter six
  "Shut up you foolish girl," cried her mother, "That was the last thing I had of him!"
  Moni

• Chapter seven

  Chapter seven
  The air was bright and peaceful, filled with the exotic scent of water and trees.
  To Ray

• Chapter eight

  Chapter eight
  Anna Forland watched Elizabeth helplessly.
  The aura of the room was tense and confusing.

• Chapter nine

  Chapter nine
  "How could you be so relaxed after my brother's death?" Miriam asked rather demandingly.
  

• Chapter ten

  Chapter ten
  Normally, the rich were independent of the poor, and sometimes even turned them to part o

• Chapter eleven

  Chapter eleven
  "So… meet the ladies," Philip
  smirked with pride.
  The Scottish hid the displeasure she

• Chapter twelve

  Chapter twelve
  It had been three days and she hadn't returned his letter. To her, she needed a break

• Chapter thirteen

  Chapter thirteen
  "It was nice playing with all of you," Monica smiled with a wave of her hair, "Unfor

• Chapter fourteen

  Chapter fourteen
  The man was dressed in a military uniform?! Well that was more surprising than excit

• Chapter fifteen

  Chapter fifteen
  Monica squeezed her wet hair through the towel while she stalked behind Elizabeth int

• Chapter sixteen

  Chapter sixteen
  The Marquess grinned warmly while he looked at her, an act that was the direct defini

• Chapter seventeen

  Chapter seventeen
  The sight the Marquess first received after he made it through the doors was…well…
  H

• Chapter eighteen

  Chapter eighteen
  Michael Aflong turned to the doorway while he heard footsteps approach. His sister m

• Chapter nineteen

  Chapter nineteen
  Her safety had not occured to her when she made that jump. But she made it. And it w

• Chapter twenty

  Chapter twenty
  The silence went on for an uncomfortable moment with Gareham's pose still respectful w

• Chapter twenty one

  Chapter twenty one
  With the Duke's cheeks cupped in her small hands, Elizabeth asked with the saddest

• Chapter twenty two

  Chapter twenty two
  He had to agree with Timothy that the enemies were a bit pathetic. All he ever did

• Chapter twenty three

  Chapter twenty three
  Monica wrapped her arms around his neck as he walked her through the doorway. He

• Chapter twenty four

  Chapter twenty four
  A warning like that was tempting enough to explore. And he was falling for it. Bu

• Chapter twenty five

  Chapter twenty five
  "Why exactly are we here," Timothy looked at the massive empire of Lord Edward fr

• Chapter twenty six

  Chapter twenty six
  Earl, as pesky as always, decided to break the lustful aura of his favorite friend

• Chapter twenty seven

  Chapter twenty seven
  Lord Roothewell stared down at the knife on his throat, gasping fearfully before

• Chapter twenty eight

  Chapter twenty eight
  Nax heard some noise from outside the door that Monica had managed to manoeuver

• Chapter twenty nine

  Chapter twenty nine
  The soldier was sure he had heard a  noise, foot steps to be precise. And althoug

• Chapter thirty

  Chapter thirty
  The silence was indeed necessary to the lads. Slowly, their gazes travelled along the

• Chapter thirty one

  Chapter thirty one
  "You two look terrible! Were you eaten by sharks or something worse?" The words we

• Chapter thirty two

  Chapter thirty-two
  King Louis traced his fingers down the map on the table, a glass of rum in his oth

• Chapter thirty three

  Chapter thirty three
  Elizabeth brewed eight cups of coffee, fixed them beautifully on a tray and lift

• Chapter thirty four

  Chapter thirty four
  "Be quiet, or he'll shoot you," the blonde heard her cousin say with her breath t

• Chapter thirty five

  Chapter thirty five
  It was a bright morning like any other day, coming with the usual swarm of light

• Chapter thirty six

  Chapter thirty six
  That went genuinely peacefully unlike every other part of the lunch. He used the n

• Chapter thirty seven

  Chapter thirty seven
  Placing the dish upon the counter, Elizabeth swirled herself round the house wit

• Chapter thirty eight

  Chapter thirty eight
  It all felt like a picture in his dreams. A loud bang came again and again, fill

• Chapter thirty nine

  Chapter thirty nine
  Rebecca stood still like a sculpture, gawking while Tiffany brought in the limp l

• Chapter forty

  Chapter forty
  The Marquess straightened his knees so he stood upright. Raising his barrel gun to shou

• Chapter forty one

  Chapter forty-one
  "He called off the marriage?!" Monica asked with a near squeak, her eyes glaring at

• Chapter forty two

  Chapter forty-two
  Elizabeth just stood there, studying them as they stalked to the company of dancers

• Chapter forty three

  Chapter forty-three
  "It is the feeling of guilt Monica," she said to the lady by her side, "I think i

• Chapter forty four

  Chapter forty-four
  Elizabeth still had the pain in the back, although this time she was sure she wasn

• Chapter forty five

  Chapter forty-five
  Monica staggered some more and placed a hand on her stomach. As if she did not exp

• Chapter forty six

  Chapter forty-six
  He'd realized the ugly feeling since Nax's death. The feeling where you knew you we

• Chapter forty seven

  Chapter forty-seven
  His eyes cringed when the sun rays of dawn suddenly bathed his face. After strugg

• Chapter forty eight

  Chapter forty-eight
  The old man laughed nervously for a short while, trying to convince himself she w

• Chapter forty nine

  Chapter forty-nine
  Philips heartbeat had doubled. With one look at Earl, he realised he was not the o

• Chapter fifty

  Chapter fifty
  It had been four days of tedious, non-stop. Four days of determined kicking and nudging

• Chapter fifty one

  Chapter fifty-one
  Just above the barred piece of acres marking Kilmarnock, a cliff overlooked, bowed

• Chapter fifty two

  Chapter fifty-two
  The last few days flowed routinely and looked like an attempt to fix everything tha

• Chapter fifty three

  Chapter fifty-three
  Philip leaned back in his chair and swivelled with both legs upon his desk, goofi

• Chapter fifty four

  Chapter fifty four
  "I wish things returned to the way they were," the Marquess confessed with his gaz

• Chapter fifty five

  Chapter fifty five
  Monica knew she was running out of time; her restlessness had just increased now t

• Chapter fifty six

  Chapter fifty six
  The men stopped and faced her, fear almost shielding their beautiful features. A pi

• Chapter fifty seven

  Chapter fifty seven
  "Earl!" She grinned and almost went to embrace him. Rather than what the Marquess

• Chapter fifty eight

  Chapter fifty eight
  It had been nearly hell for the lass. Now it was useless threatening to kill one

• Chapter fifty nine

  Chapter fifty nine
  The Duke found himself in a mix of feelings. Admiration. Wonder. Gratitude. Love.
  A

• Chapter sixty

  Chapter sixty
  Tons of majordomos had been hired for the job, a dangerous one given the risk of being