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of silence that

iar. Her face was pale, her lips pressed into a hard line. Her father's signature

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?" came a

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ight smile. "Dante told me to check on you

inked.

t in those words. But you looke

ay. But then... the warmth in Camila's

ed back.

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of strawberries and espresso between them. The

unt, a strange contrast to

wberry into her mouth. "Your dad sold you off, Dante offere

then I can go home

muttered, rolling her eyes. "C

r head. "You t

than friends. I've seen him cut deals with cartel hea

do you

u. He doesn't

t care. To him, I'm just another s

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gaze sh

ila kn

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orld, people are weapons. You'

to be part o

it, Aria. You just

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down the hall, ignoring the guards who tensed at her pac

o pause whoever was speaking. He looked up

room and slammed the

ve told me,

ithout a word, plac

you

ire marriage is a mask for something

pression unreadable.

fia prince with me, Dan

ing around the desk unti

ruth?" he said

This marriage was my idea. I needed a shield. And

hed. "So I'm jus

u're a storm. They'll

wn off by the sof

covered t

'm not alone. That I have roots, a family, s

hat do

ths. No harm, no chains

m? You dragged me out of my ho

left you no choice. I simply made

year of dressing up, smiling for camera

Pretending is the sa

tudie

I want

d a brow. "

e wife, I get something too.

, curious

l. A normal school

rd," he said wi

I wear, what I say, how I

in re

dropped. "You stop look

"But you are,

he way yo

something dark pu

said, backing toward the door. "But

dn't

knew she

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ough the garden. Guards flanked them at a dist

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dn't a

to be smarter. He'

afraid

a sad smile. "

around them. Perfectly tr

something he c

. "Then you'll

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found a folded no

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want to get

ted to

e meant becoming someone else. Someo

he closet. And this tim

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