An unnamed woman lost her parents when she was in junior high. Then she lost her grandparents 14 years ago when she was 24. But as she enters her home, the now 38-year-old woman presumably passes away for any number of reasons. And when she awakens, she finds her engagement to the Prince of Augasta […]
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