Berta never imagined her life would take such a dramatic turn when she discovered she was carrying the king’s child. A hasty royal decree forced her into an unexpected marriage, destined to become the monarch’s second wife. The palace prioritized bloodline purity above all else, maintaining strict traditions through generations of carefully arranged unions between relatives.
Her sudden elevation to royalty came with whispered court gossip and hidden tensions. Though unprepared for palace politics, Berta now stood at the center of a lineage-obsessed dynasty. The royal family’s insistence on keeping their bloodline “untainted” meant her unborn child would face intense scrutiny.
Every glance in the gilded halls carried judgment—some questioning her suitability, others calculating how her presence might shift power dynamics. Yet despite the pressures, Berta resolved to navigate this gilded cage with quiet determination. The child she carried, though conceived by accident, would now inherit a legacy steeped in centuries of rigid tradition.
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