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THE SINFUL KINGBY NEW YORK TIMES BE
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For Liz & Jenn
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CONTENTSPrologueChapter 1Chapter 2C
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P R O L O G U EPast“You probably
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“What for?”“School. I was acc
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door. Costumes were provided. Masks
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bedroom away from the chaos upstair
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large, hard instrument in front of
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of me felt the loss the moment I st
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C H A P T E R 1F I V E Y E A R S L
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“I should’ve worn a wig or some
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absolutely no reason to remember me
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basket in his other hand and I was
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“I would, but I can’t. Mira is
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here all of the time. He hadn’t t
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“I’m not ready to do that. I’
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C H A P T E R 3I’d spent my morni
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“That’s so nice. Is she still p
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“No. No, why would it have anythi
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one rule—I could not speak to the
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“I have two days o , but my line
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“She’s been a good ally for you
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please don’t hesitate to tell me.
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interest. He was shooting daggers a
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“Because of your uncle?” His he
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“Do you think the king should hav
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“Please. Feel free to join.” Pi
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breath caught when I found Prince E
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“I know you don’t agree with th
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“Ten minutes.” I laughed, for r
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C H A P T E R 8Itook my time undres
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“What does that mean?” He tilte
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“Can you tell it’s me?”“Not
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He laughed again. The villa was the
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Once the door was shut behind me, I
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“It’s a lot of pressure. The ki
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C H A P T E R 1 0Ihour ago accordin
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timing. He looked cranky tonight. A
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“Sounds . . . just like them.”
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“Thank you for seeing us,” I sa
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C H A P T E R 1 1T Lenora and Pedro
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I picked up the digital pencil. “
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anything to do with how many women
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nonetheless and my curiosity got th
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not to think about it. That was fiv
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“Nah.” I laughed lightly. “I
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“Okay, Spider-Man.”“It’s tr
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king of France and rule over a nati
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thoughts swaying, the warmth in my
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“I miss you.”“Please. Not her
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C H A P T E R 3 2“Iwasn’t expec
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“We have, and now, counselor, if
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“You have to promise you won’t
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“What?” My heart pounded. Was i
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wrapping around his hips automatica
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his other hand, he reached between
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“Pierre just showed me.” I walk
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into her robe, the door opened. I p
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“Because it makes you seem weak.
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C H A P T E R 3 4A D E L I N EMchec
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“Let’s roll,” the cameraman s
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smiled, looking at Elias, who was w
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“You paid money for those holes?
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C H A P T E R 3 6E L I A SAdeline w
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spoke about their concerns. I’d b
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call you as soon as I was done pack
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I didn’t want to talk about an en
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C H A P T E R 3 8E L I A S“Where
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“And people will vote for the peo
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and back in Paris next Sunday. It w
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C H A P T E R 4 0“Adeline.” It
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“The queen. That’s it.”“Of
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straightened and turned so that my
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“I agree. She should have said th
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Monsieur Bouchard was still silent.
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C H A P T E R 4 2Sa hurry. While Pi
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C H A P T E R 4 3A D E L I N EOne g
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“Are you not my world?”I pulled
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“You love me.” It was the one t
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“Not all of us drank our weight i
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C H A P T E R 4 4T W O M O N T H S
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“We’ll go easy on you,” one o
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E P I L O G U E“This is history i
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over everything for two weeks—dre
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1 playing loudly and took one last
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was di erent. The cameras were roll
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My husband, who won’t read this b