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on't go
urved staircase. Suddenly, my adoptive mother rushed forward and blocked my path. S
e needs rest! "Her voice was
ing past my shoulder, up the curving staircase,
sister Jan
ugh me. Immediately, I smelled a wisp of extre
scent. Drifting down
happ
o her, then began to ascend the wide, curving stairc
the door to my adoptive fathe
is eyes fixed on his wife. "Did Janine agree? The union with the Argent Pack is
lt, we're not just facing the Bankruptcy Code,
ure wasn't just about losing money. It was abo
in a silk robe, a pristine white bandage wrapped around one wrist. Not a single drop o
ast her, into the r
as R
s hand hovering near her shoulder
d his face. It vanished as quickly as it came, replaced by a practic
can't... I can't marry a vegetable! So what if he's the Alpha King? Braxton
h, my sweet baby, of course you don't have to. We'll find anot
e wall, the sound echoing the desperation in his voice. "Re
d to me, a flicker of calculation in their depths. "Sister..
ed into my bones. I
e I used to find so comforting. "Kai, I know this is a shock. But you're a doctor. You know how to care for patien
knife. He wasn't comfort
riend was standing there, calmly offering me to anoth
my adoptive sister would have n
one. "She couldn't handle a life like that. But you're different. Yo
eyes and saw nothing but
a, you'll marry him in Janine's place! Y
r, my boyfriend-formed a wall around me, pushi
ry. I didn
s. This was it. This was my only way out of this gilded cag
off my shoulders and taking a step back,
My voice was flat, devoid of a
turning into pure joy. But my
ve condit
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