Married By My Father's Debt

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s warning. Do not trust e

n now. Everything felt suspicious. Every ca

pped the phone back onto the table harder than I mean

. That hurt more than I expected

leep. Maybe that

was thinking about debts and responsibilities the minute my brain took me back

od up. "No, " I muttered to myself. "Not thinking about him again."

unded calm even though I looked like I was falling apart. The w

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eir senses in romance movies. I refused to become one of

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hen I immediately shook the thought away. Ridiculous. The c

s important.I turned off the lights

kicked her blanket halfway onto the floor again like al

pretending to be. Life had changed fast for both of us. Somehow I still did

bt. The king. The prince. Dads warning. The stranger. Everyt

. This time the stranger turned around before leaving. When

ht slipping through the curtains. I sat up

Very weird. I checked the time.

flection looked terrible honestly. Puffy eyes. Tired face. Hair looki

be for ten minutes trying to decide what to w

sweater. Downstairs Amelia was already making

Did you sleep at all?" "Not really." "The unknown

like it insulted your ancestors." Despite myself I

's better." "Don't get used to it." She handed me a cu

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through company documents. Well

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till... I got down from the car anyway.The little

hit me. Coffee, sugar, ci

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tared at the window. "You notice a lot." "You wear your thoughts

sentence.Traitor. I cleared my throat awkw

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