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n my waist before I stormed

at and looked downst

n the air, romantic lights, and eager faces, with Vinc

box and I stop

wife, Michelle

le's smile

warily, aware of the cameras cap

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en he looked into the empty box, he underst

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like this?!" Michelle looke

nutes..." Vince tried to hold her amid the gasps and shocked

ess and people are watching, and yo

he reached f

r me. Stay away!" S

like that,

eked, and the crowd

of chaos

promise you'll love it,

Michelle yelled and

hind me, and when I turned, Kord w

a mistake. I di

ng cameras!!"

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locked on us. "Kord? Car

d passed the ring

d then they contorted into fury after the wa

and I could almost

said in alarm as Vince bound

aid, trying to pull the ri

ried to protest, but Vinc

ed my hand harshly and pulled me away from Kor

shadows?" His grip on my arm tightened as he yelled in m

nce

expla

missed my words, and

stared at me, stuttering, clearly irritated by th

blurted out. "I

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asked, panic

almost making me lose her and for trying to ruin the lov

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ce pointed

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into the neare

thinking? That was humiliating!" he y

ried to stifle a sob but failed misera

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. I'm about to lose the woman I love. Your tears don't mean a

d. My eyes met his,

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't mean

and get your pre

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coming with m

d through the back of West Green, heading for a car park

before climbing in after me. "Seatb

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pening the door and

know she's h

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ried i

wn on your knees and say h

ight even compensate you," he

to find out whe

sweet, feminine voi

cheerful smile and open arms, wai

g her arms around the stranger's

beside me, just a

t to propose to thirty minutes

n asked, and Michelle nodded vig

luck was on my side. It was a mess," she laughed

my room," the new man said, and

wung her legs in the air as the man carried her away in his a

in time for what

ed to Vince, ready to offer comfo

in

He pushed my hand aside and

ursed and hurried

elt bad

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to return

ght of his figure walking hastily away, V

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