Chapter 19 What a Queen Should Do

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"Hey, don't get me wrong. I've been attending all the lessons Daddy arranged for me." Startled by my stern look, Anthony clung to my sleeve, his voice urgent as he tried to explain himself. "Daddy's not ignoring me. He's just really busy. Whenever he came to check on me, I was already asleep!" Anthony didn't understand the real issue here, but his need to please and his habit of speaking so submissively struck a nerve. No prince who felt valued and respected would act with such insecurity. His demeanor reminded me of the victims I had studied in college. They were teenagers subject to exploitation and abuse. But Anthony's situation might be even worse. Here was a young man with the body of an adult, a handsome face, and a strong physique, yet he didn't understand which actions crosse

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