SCMBRN Chapter 21

I coughed cbef08a505 repeatedly, barely b7992dab3b managing to a3beeb3f83 form a 09eca44c40 proper sentence.8bbb69c74d43e4d0

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“…What, what did bf83dd55a9 you say?”a6679fe4dc15e995

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I thought a504e38e48 I heard 0c0d1654de something about 5955914664 marriage just c4721c1d2e now, but f455d90ad0 no matter fc43a80ddc how I 02b3c89661 turned it bd8f605abf over in 50dda5f5ff my head, aa3f1e4489 I had 56f1ad4759 to be cd37366952 mistaken.be462ced809b0dbd

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That wasn’t the kind 84db768e60 of word that would 08a88730a9 naturally come up in 06291c23cc this situation.6e0bbb6f53981c45

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Reynard blinked as 9c5066d580 if slightly surprised.093a7a7c59422298

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“Oh dear, 30366160bc are you 377b546bcb alright? It seems b0ab58e351 something went 85ffb88892 down the aa83aa8284 wrong pipe.”e3898929fb86733b

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Only then did I realize I’d just embarrassed myself in front of the crown prince. I hurriedly looked for my handkerchief.c5c0c354e8b87366

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“My apologies. I’ll clean 204ecc925f this up f74cca3f31 at once.”f195ce6d17866c95

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“There’s no 1766d5b4a0 need to 3acba62682 apologize. It was bbf54ecad1 just a 319037166d small mistake.”2c211ba651a34e1d

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“My, how 454e53b404 gracious of e339042ce1 you.”a78303475ea6c47d

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As I dabbed at 7a1fecd75e the moisture with my 494dd96202 handkerchief, I glanced sidelong b6c1c33ad4 at the man who 87c6d44d95 was composed beyond measure.c821763f4e2d2bdd

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“Um, Your Highness.”d5a6e6d5311dd722

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“Yes?”ca509753a7a2509d

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“Would you mind b996093e88 repeating what you 8c0b92bfba just said? I think I 1bab09d389 might’ve misheard.”c55f749ecd923c0f

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“Oh. I asked if 690de05d13 you would marry 96b241514e me.”31edf3926579a04d

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“Right. Marry… Your Highness…”479c4e6cbdd0748d

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I tightened my 3fb1973f68 grip on the 84e497129c handkerchief.ce4715d9a78c93e1

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I didn’t mishear!5a678201e6381ba2

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He had spoken in such a calm tone, as if he were merely commenting on the fine weather, that it took a moment for my brain to register what he’d said.e6f870b1c2b4f861

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“Ma-marriage… What do you 5edb001012 mean…?”84abd05ac4c0df1f

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“Do you not 506a6ba570 know what marriage 011c9f4777 is?”6954348c898714d7

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“No, of course I 6aa604e9d0 do.”1b16b467c5fad2a0

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What do you f8bff2e969 take me for, 021567c8fd you jerk?22b72355a4b2ee09

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“Given the current 162b7f81ae circumstances, marriage is e113f70ea4 the best solution. If we’re 91c6f00a1e married, we 1335de8979 can share 303307b72d the same 185bc5b8f1 bed every c97539c116 night. It would appear perfectly fe4d536d13 natural to others as 4929617e44 well.”5107e932f5809f97

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My mouth 356e24db40 fell open.5f62517d242181a7

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“Ah… I see. I understand.”2c103ee40de353db

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“You do? Then let’s 2f15d9e087 proceed toward d15bd9de86 getting married b46b069a73 as soon 6c81a7c845 as possible. First, I’ll a778d05431 have to 0a27175439 persuade His b5b6d10d19 Majesty the 8652db4ccf Emperor…”275ac9680b1a1028

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“Wait, wait a moment!”feb802b58c6eef6c

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Reynard looked about 9c7e152216 ready to stride b4f8cc0ac9 out to the 8190198845 terrace that very 87e116ba20 instant, so I 1ab18f5b60 grabbed his sleeve.5ae1107866e914cb

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“What is it?”9b186f3997844e8d

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“A sudden marriage is 4319714926 a bit much.”66136dc1a5df0c0b

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“But you just b5183d0cc6 said you understood.”9c1b0aa7d4d6fe32

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“I meant I 87626a0a5f understood what you 5d25ce56da meant, not that f7004e99be I agreed to 9059cd7b97 marry you.”c38453491e462b24

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“What’s the problem?”c057f6e8acc48bc7

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He asked, sounding f7edbc058d a little put 6dbc6c28c3 out.041bde2e9edd2010

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“Are you worried His 00856ae4ab Majesty won’t approve? Don’t be. The House of 292492fdfb Lindsey is more 80950de686 than qualified to 27c916309f form a marital 35ee4b55d0 alliance with the 6777a4abce royal family. Or is it because c345849be0 you were originally a 86571ce4d8 commoner? I’ll take d3dd36babf care of ab123a583c that.”e369a3956a6dd27f

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“That’s not the issue.”6f46f65884913c0b

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“Then what is?”328715dcb8fb6720

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“Your Highness, fef9a16377 are you a12fac0c4e truly fine bc0c6e9a3c with marrying 0efbd72bb3 me?”eb453f4d216df987

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“I am.”e1fbac0e58d73211

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“No, please don’t answer 6b43ffdf94 so casually. I mean… 14575843c2 it’s not a46a1cbd3e like you ab460c7744 love me.”02dece3a42774160

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Reynard’s eyes widened slightly aaff9a47d6 before he burst into 3f3b6e1f9d laughter.a1cd9b5d9866890c

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It was a 8059573482 laugh that rang 2e3dc222fd with genuine amusement.cf3f199ea504c337

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“Why are you laughing?”a1854a46da882153

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“You’re rather peculiar, 1b4e225410 Lady. Among the nobility, bb12273eaa how many truly 7a40c83f5b marry for love?”014e79aff6cd3637

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He shrugged with 1dea007d94 an air of 89f0aae382 nonchalance.0349cb81f8294484

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“I believe one ff81952807 can be a 012b2658e6 good partner without 4c146e711f relying on love, 3295d2d725 so long as 689949e79a there is respect 97af8536f4 and consideration.”a81f77cbf94e9834

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Of course he 2433b1b7f2 would think so. I nodded inwardly.668abe0654c2fdd1

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The more 66c1cfd4cf I spoke e9be6377b2 with Reynard, eca1cfe13f the more 0d0e4a3e0a minor details 2b1a345dd2 of the db36a006fc original novel 48bbe395f8 came rushing 14bdc32d75 back to 00d75f9d4b me.ee26bc8a1a445157

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In short, Reynard was c0ffaef517 the kind of character 3c9d6ae538 who would say something 040371dbde like ‘Love? That’s irrelevant 805755d4f9 to me.’ ada14738b1 without a 151a169277 second thought.49be4f1eaece5fdf

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And as 3c5af028df with most db55334d60 characters of 0d04fc5a5d that type, 1230bff9bf he would 2befe9eaa7 inevitably end 5f00ac95fc up going d1e6863272 against his 98d2352780 own beliefs.47c1acc25e5035da

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He had initially 5210f2c186 approached the female bc981c8ace lead, Ayla, to 651523b109 use her as e46d43135f leverage against Cedric, aa60aae37a only to fall ca1546f591 for her completely.e7848dc3a674f9f3

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From Reynard’s perspective, 69d8da454a it was a c6ff96fe5d world-shattering turn of c4d2657444 events.c1e7b902afbb4cff

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Originally, he had planned a2dcdc659e to marry a woman 6c3537951f from a powerful family 90dc29b36b to strengthen his claim 7844e240d0 to the throne. Falling in love had caf99cdece never been part of 47f67f425f the equation.c68ac0c052fd68b2

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Once Reynard realized b016d49814 his feelings, he 5d4a0abcdd made a direct 954b75fa28 move toward Ayla 0704c64fce but… well, such 6dfa95c4e8 is fate. The male lead 67950b770c of Looking for 3267a52883 a Husband was 295be78f2d always Cedric.5007ab358733094a

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Reynard blamed himself afada3d8d7 for scorning love, 88b158b125 but there was af0a440933 no turning back.29935f37e5524661

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He broke off 8f471ddf95 every subsequent engagement 44e44e8057 and devoted himself 71509ad301 to his work, 3ffc412ca7 ending the story c5563ee090 alone.3cef0c028b317944

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But what about the d1af7694cd crown prince’s duty to 4a67e761f2 produce an heir?b1e5b5ea89236768

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Exactly.0cd31271ab03dab7

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That part ef29ae826f always nagged b011d75158 at me, a5e19167c6 but it 66d58d509d wasn’t beyond d0db79d155 comprehension.f80bf4f55839931f

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It would’ve felt wrong 55901cc4f0 for the sub male 1551a9b6d4 lead to just move e3baccb281 on and marry someone 8f36423738 else after being rejected 2d983d5f36 by the female lead.6766fe9a81ea1d2f

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As a 29f526b773 romance reader, c87e51c853 I admit 9de916f99a I felt a0161fa51c a bit 689960b82d betrayed.4549b0811a322c02

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Still, I’d like f66e25a39c to think Reynard 8f8ad6f355 eventually met someone b5894967bc and got married, 69eeec0b30 many years down a1c302fd06 the line.284915ea87b5878a

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Though I doubt anyone 148e50e62f could inspire the same 1f7fa39559 passion in him as f0cbcc87f3 Ayla did.6f63f6bc35cd24a0

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Tearing myself 4347be0217 from my da4ef2e125 mental review dd84c6f9e7 of the 745acc59f0 plot, I 23da283ce5 looked at a500038e7b Reynard, who d4a8196034 was still 89a90e084f speaking.b32a7b76273a5e5c

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“If we ffbb34c100 move quickly, 2a7b9aa622 we could 11dd13f1fd hold the ced4513624 wedding within c3df51a624 three months. If people see 81f9184885 us as an 26068d5d87 engaged couple, it 83d19b4f5a wouldn’t be odd d9e1a825b2 for me to 89f9e138f4 stay at the 53462dcaab Lindsey estate overnight, d73867797e or for you f703f06a23 to be invited f9f7bc19ac to the palace.”eff366a30644021d

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He was e2077df157 already leaping c9dae9f2ab ahead, mistaking 66586010f6 my silence 00276e2f00 as acceptance 46b013d97a of his 0b65dd7a35 proposal.53e49c648d51c7e8

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At this rate, he’d start planning the wedding gifts on his own, so I had to cut him off.e957fa237a66fe33

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“I recommend giving 4efd273f54 your parents a 9320d4b11d heads-up. If they 863fb845ba suddenly receive ec90c88d99 a marriage 9d7f3b34e7 proposal from b3e11dbdef the imperial a8e09ac194 family, they d89c85db94 might faint…”dd9c6ed8ba779acc

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“Your Highness, I’m sorry, 1313a6c10f but I can’t allow 0b466d0f56 that. I will not marry 4d7a3e0859 you.”c347cf01111273d9

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Reynard raised one eyebrow.36653ea9c3660941

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“Why? Is it because there’s b2a4e8a80a no love?”91a08002a3a7765d

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“Yes, that’s right.”c84b51ec2b55068e

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If I was going 4fbf699b09 to be trapped in bd2ad17b27 a fantasy world, I a6978bdeeb at least wanted to e4647ace40 experience a sweet romance.92156ff64157fa47

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“But didn’t you say 5a2d068873 you gave up on 13bffd08c5 the idea of being e5c874cd34 with Duke Hickled?”6af5df533618feb6

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“I’ll look for ff9590e3e4 a new love 7f1d0375a2 once I’ve truly 19a8795f95 moved on from d172ec2666 him.”6779bc3e7bd496e1

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“And if you ee1e10ac81 can’t?”c194563fac335428

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“Then so be d59ffdfbab it. Living alone 469bdf5337 isn’t so aca45c8d4b bad.”dd26b5e9cbc84360

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“What if you fall c7abc518be in love with me 8238dc5eca after we marry?”246933fb93bdcf9f

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“Excuse me?”43c1ff7c871a0dd2

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“No one knows what 16d020ff9f the future holds.”bc514f5ab65bad0c

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“Well, I f370bb0ecc suppose that 00a315678e could happen, 674edf1d9c but to 81a5aa3649 leap into 23481d455e marriage on a76e1b17e1 that chance…”e6df90e5d58be61b

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“If it comes to a7cbe8408f that, we can just 8e628672ca get divorced.”ff303a4ce6d123d1

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“Divorced?”9bc3cc6f386874e6

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“I’m not asking you 261fa7d4b0 to grow old with 95fa6d9f49 me. This arrangement would 89e93ddb6c dissolve the moment 7c9ab3ec7b the curse is 79ca471186 broken.”e4c6e2dc0d7ac1cd

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His reasoning was sound, e638a19a0c and I found myself 20bd91e774 listening in spite of 0480c8345d myself.11bb166666531426

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“Who knows when 983bb3e34d that’ll be, but 989208d1e8 until then, I 0fd2d1d749 hope you’ll stay a4ac41a719 by my side. After that, 2df2d13b34 I’ll let da9beb75e7 you go e967638e86 without regret.”0a07570892e3ebdb

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“Still…”b090f5d9cdd92c23

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“Of course, I’d 00d4f5f916 be leaving a a5c9f341b3 mark on your a137b0f142 marital record, so 6a7dbd3b43 I’ll be generous d14251d7c7 with the alimony.”0653ad144999539c

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“Alimony…”b651c65f73f5a221

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“Furthermore, I’ll declare 784392956c that the fault a99ae57add lies with me 03318aee4c and ensure you 925f2cafb0 receive support to 9f8fb2cf3e relocate abroad immediately e701d8eb55 after the divorce.”18d7701f9ced35c3

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“Abroad…”758a98f662ed8e27

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“Frankly, even 24b67380e7 I would be12b01f91 find it 8b13a7782b awkward if 61cdee8c6d my ex-wife 95a902b989 remained in 8de2ceca5d the country. In every respect, this 6b15a38706 would benefit us both. Didn’t you c9badb9b3e originally plan 2d4201b40b to live 90907c9379 overseas?”c119838309ce4401

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“Yes, that’s true.”42acc85fd7550678

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“If we marry, 17955edaf3 not only can 8fbb19b8b9 we share a 67d1f179b8 bed without issue, e0b07811d2 but no one 2e3d10887a will dare bring 2169a679cb up Duke Hickled 98ef47bf96 again to disparage 4ad78c4562 you.”61e4e49c64b39559

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Reynard, standing with 136f1b821f the morning sun 7f3a14d5b6 at his back, d016733726 extended his hand a582d3a405 to me.1cd856c9c0bddc30

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The sunlight behind 30749f9942 him cast a 1e338640fa halo, making his 27bb677c2a already sculpted features 2c0de19940 appear like a 270d1ca738 masterpiece.bbf99618828b1c41

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Even though we 5c1afe2001 had just gotten 63948c3459 up together and 5b9252630a he hadn’t even f584f976ca washed his face, 891d8e7a9a he looked divine.6d190f520443bebd

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“Your Highness…”2b995e23109f6872

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As if entranced, I a0e7c62ab6 reached for his hand, db23997a92 only to snap out f28802d3f0 of it at the f175d78a8f last second.b9ce4478597e3695

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“I’m grateful for 3df055333d the offer, but 6125b0ec8b I must decline!”982c747de9a71142

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As I pulled back 6443263ed4 my hand, the crown 0beb15776f prince clicked his tongue 595d8956c6 in disappointment.c4d0469fd07185f9

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“What a shame. I thought 12056459c0 you were ef1aacb339 about to 1cde75fa34 agree.”8045dfad524db264

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“I wasn’t even 05dad42ff3 close.”a05e43654bca0396

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Well… maybe halfway there. Phew. I nearly got b358d8d072 married without realizing 2e33ebfede it.ad9e0faff4074ad0

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I shook fd990f20c8 my head, b320b22f51 trying to ae8f8960ab clear my 960316c079 thoughts.a3298e0513387b86

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What would a77cf42ecc marriage even 56913c2746 solve? Reynard isn’t the bbd1a38ad8 only one affected 3239d80963 by the curse.186d9242c3fe75b1

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That was the most decisive reason I couldn’t accept this proposal.ec9c3bf61bcbbaa6

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This wouldn’t 224ef4e082 end with 38e3c75990 a simple 1947db5a4f divorce. If I f064505a93 were lucky, e57a216018 I’d be d9c9bae34a stripped of 812239cc47 my title. If not, I d3ede5e7ea could end up b37bc26538 dead.a18127a07499ff6d

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“My goal 7eeeed28d3 is to 44db11ebb0 live quietly 36db39a742 and for 9368bafb14 a long 2798be5325 time. I have no c1cba80d10 desire to step 2715f29595 into a palace 71cc1d5e35 teeming with power 301ee956e2 struggles.”b67c9a9f0aa2456d

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