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When Geoffrey, the palace butler, rapped on the door of Piper’s suite, she rushed over to let him in. The man was perfectly polite when he asked if he could send helpers to pack her belongings, but the underlying message of his question was perfectly clear… She was expected to vacate the castle NOW.
Piper valiantly tried not to betray her crushed feelings, but the hot tears were creating a burning ball in her throat that threatened to emerge at any moment. Liam must have sensed his mother’s heightened anxiety level because he began wailing in an uncharacteristic manner for him. The sight of the giant crocodile-sized tears trailing down her son’s plump cheeks made Piper even more distressed.
The ever-cool butler revealed the first c***k in his pristine armor by nodding briskly and yel
