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g after prom with a
any boyfriend. Damian Hunter was the boy I had secretly dreamed
one and found a mes
ing, my queen. Di
and type
Majesty. Did you
rrived almos
yes. Now I can't concen
're so
comes to you. See you
against my chest,
my room carrying a b
y granddaughter
on
sed an
s that make someone g
and
d placed the b
that love is beautiful, but you must
odd
hought her advic
would be forced to choose between the boy
HO WANTED
was waiting for me
me, he smiled an
ning, gir
around
veryone ca
ant everyo
d, he took my hand an
eeks
barrassing me
sing you. Mak
. I couldn't
together, unaware that Chloe wa
that morning, hoping
open the classroom door for me, and pul
ng he did made h
eak with a teacher, Ch
new relations
oked
hy woul
rced a
ust surprised D
ords
hat suppos
shru
ut Damian could have a
d my no
e, and I chose him. Th
ession h
elationships like you
way before I
n my lessons, but her wo
d, he immediately n
's wr
thi
t bes
, look
di
. I don't want you keeping things insid
ut Chloe, but I didn't w
d and shoo
hing is
moment before gent
But I'm al
ieved
de the coming be
C'S PR
Dominic sent C
op opposite the school tomorrow m
wned at h
at are yo
ing that will c
eed to tell
morrow. Don
n glanced toward Damian, who wa
notice her. Now she was willing to
rived at the coffee shop
d at the back, wearing a
opposi
ike you're hiding from
moved his
want anyone knowi
rossed
t tal
book and placed
page, he had wr
A. D
ame, he had wri
me, he had writte
ared at
oes thi
ic sm
for them to break up nat
ow
. I know the property is in the way of a new development. If
ked uncom
's cr
c lean
on't he
lance
which words woul
eply in love with Elena. You can stand beside him at school and prete
!" Chloe
smiled
help
ered he
e are you
turned t
I'll create a situation that makes Damian look like a dishonest student. I
d at him in
t him su
h for him to lea
he discovers
smile di
o reason to believe her whe
rstood wha
r Damian into the very thing th
d have wa
ve told Damia
ook and imagined a future in whi
need me to do
losed the
st be patient and fol
laced some mon
his is over, you'll have
ched hi
nderstood that she was ma
ollowed h
IRST
mian invited me to
s, where he bought me a small pack
to buy me anyth
kno
why di
smi
e I wan
and took
mian wanted to study business management, while I dreamed of
your first cus
to pay like e
boyfriend'
N
ed to look
ship is becomi
rd that I had t
ed at me wi
e that
t so
laug
le sof
rand of hair aw
you to know something. You don't have to impress me with mone
illed wit
t your family won't ac
pped w
t say
an. My grandmother and I struggle
both m
sn't decide wh
d into
ou lov
iled
an you r
ward and hugg
emember that
ic was already preparing to take awa
HAT COULD
ather's study, looking through docum
ess on a list of propertie
spread acro
aph of the docume
message to an u
t step is ready.
ly ar
: And t
ograph of Damian and me
ssion tur
l take care
away and stared t
heir father praised him for his kindness, teachers adm
feeling as if he were li
make his brother lose th
e
ed to h
piness while yo
nda was sorting through the day's bi
it stood outside hol
Linda?"
w can I
her the
al notice concerni
smile di
it and be
the colour drain
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wly lowered
ispered. "No
r, clutching the not
ill smiling at a m
our future had ju
offer to save my grandmother's home was the sam
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