1Chapter 1: The Sovereign's Decree of Lanyon
41Chapter 41: The Public Chastisement of the Bride
2Chapter 2: A Commoner at the Palace Gates
42Chapter 42: The King's Firm and Heavy Hand
3Chapter 3: The Shadow of the Houston Line
43Chapter 43: Tears upon the Polished Marble
4Chapter 4: To Produce a Royal Heir
44Chapter 44: A Lesson Hard Learned in Silk
5Chapter 5: The King's Dark Reputation
45Chapter 45: The Sovereign's Absolute Authority
6Chapter 6: Selection of the Immaculate
46Chapter 46: Borne to the Royal Quarters
7Chapter 7: Bound by the Mandate of the Crown
47Chapter 47: The Aftermath of Public Shame
8Chapter 8: The First Fitting of the Stays
48Chapter 48: A New Understanding of Subjugation
9Chapter 9: Penelope Blackwood's Iron Rule
49Chapter 49: Broken and Bound to the Throne
10Chapter 10: The Breathless Constraint of Silk
50Chapter 50: The King's Merciless Affection
11Chapter 11: A Glimpse of the Reformed Rake
51Chapter 51: Gossip Among the Ladies-in-Waiting
12Chapter 12: The Threshold of the Royal Court
52Chapter 52: Penelope Blackwood's Grim Approval
13Chapter 13: Beneath the King's Piercing Gaze
53Chapter 53: The Reluctant Bride's Awakening
14Chapter 14: A Lesson in Deep Curtsies
54Chapter 54: A Royal Wedding in the Making
15Chapter 15: The Weight of the Golden Crown
55Chapter 55: The Gown of White and Heavy Gold
16Chapter 16: Megan's Trembling Submission
56Chapter 56: Vows Spoken Before the Kingdom
17Chapter 17: The Etiquette of a Silent Bride
57Chapter 57: The Houston Lineage Formally Secured
18Chapter 18: Whispers in the Gilded Gallery
58Chapter 58: A Marriage of Might and Meekness
19Chapter 19: The King's Private Study
59Chapter 59: The Wedding Feast of Lanyon Palace
20Chapter 20: Lace and the Sovereign's Desire
60Chapter 60: John St. Claire's Final Bow
21Chapter 21: Felix Jenkins and the Palace Guard
61Chapter 61: The Threshold of the Nuptial Suite
22Chapter 22: The Rivalry of John St. Claire
62Chapter 62: Unlacing the Virgin Bride
23Chapter 23: A Scornful Glance from the Nobility
63Chapter 63: The King's Nightly Obsession
24Chapter 24: The Tightening of the Velvet Laces
64Chapter 64: The Holy Duty of the Womb
25Chapter 25: A Sovereign's Growing Impatience
65Chapter 65: A Sovereign's Total Possession
26Chapter 26: The Art of Wifely Obedience
66Chapter 66: The Rake's Final Reform
27Chapter 27: Dinner at the High Table
67Chapter 67: A Whisper of a Future King
28Chapter 28: The Taunts of a Gentleman
68Chapter 68: The Tightened Grip of Royal Life
29Chapter 29: A Tear Beneath the Wedding Veil
69Chapter 69: Submission in the Royal Bed
30Chapter 30: The King's Cold and Final Command
70Chapter 70: The Morning After the Conquest
31Chapter 31: A Grave Breach of Royal Protocol
71Chapter 71: Signs of the Longed-For Heir
32Chapter 32: The Flight from the Grand Ballroom
72Chapter 72: The Kingdom Holds Its Breath
33Chapter 33: Captured in the Palace Gardens
73Chapter 73: Protected by the Sword of Felix Jenkins
34Chapter 34: The Sovereign's Terrible Wrath
74Chapter 74: The King's Growing Fervor
35Chapter 35: An Ancient Law of Lanyon Invoked
75Chapter 75: A Commoner's Crown of Thorns and Gold
36Chapter 36: The Decree of Public Correction
76Chapter 76: The Lasting Legacy of Cody Houston
37Chapter 37: The Morning of the Great Scandal
77Chapter 77: Megan King's Eternal Devotion
38Chapter 38: Preparation for the Bridal Penance
78Chapter 78: The Ruling Hand of the Sovereign
39Chapter 39: The Grand Ballroom's Heavy Silence
79Chapter 79: A Lineage Forged in Discipline
40Chapter 40: Exposed Before the Courtly Throng
80Chapter 80: The Queen of Lanyon's Final Grace
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