Where the Phoenix No Longer Returns

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After her childhood sweetheart swaps her for her half-sister on their wedding day, Yolante Shay enters the palace and rises to Empress. When the man who broke her heart returns — begging for another chance — she gives him the only answer he deserves: Never.

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