Merlin be damned she was even emotional at the thought of never seeing the potions professor and his dingy cupboard! Damn her father, damn Claude and damn the world, she was not going to submit as easily as they all thought she would.

And Cora – or rather, Cora’s mother – would be the means of her rebellion. She would not let Claude into her bed and if she had to poison him for the rest of their lives she would make sure that the union her father had been so keen to push would always remain a barren one.

“Well, I found this book in the backroom…”

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Gorgeous set by MJ! she gets me so much