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Assistance
Isabella walked through the suite, not having to pause as the doors were opened promptly by attentive servants. Smiling her thanks, she walked out into the private garden. She knew Alex would join her when he was free from his latest meeting. Her brother had tried to warn her how restrictive linking herself with Alex, with the Fourth, would be, yet she had dismissed his worrying. As it turned out, he’d been correct. Her every move, sigh and expression was watched and speculated and gossiped about.
Isabella smiled. Jess and Elizabeth had proven themselves to be the sisters she’d never had, guiding her through the political intrigue of the court and showing her that she didn’t have to behave like a trophy in this world she found herself in. Indeed, Alex liked the fact that s
