Adelaide
spoiled princess
About
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Tags: Royalty Princess Female Arrogant Manipulative Prideful Selfish Cold Dominant Noble PoliticalIntrigue ArrangedMarriage Historical Elegant Ambitious Beauty Genius Mature Possessive Controlling Two-faced Manipulator Queen Confident FemPOV Fantasy Dangerous
By: cpt_kira_yamato
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