Replacement Bride

elia was starting to learn just how deep the cracks ran. Every room whispered secret

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exotic plants and delicate glass. His profile was sharp, out

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epping closer. "Celeste's letter-w

d but flickering with something mo

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. "I'm your wife. Or at l

hat title mean

enched. "Then what

omplication. A distraction. Someone

t. "You think I'm weak? That I'll

difference for we

a dangerous whisper

emed unsettled. The air betwe

aid firmly. "I'm not running. I'm not

wed. "You're playin

were almost nose to nose. "Th

amian's cold exterior with quiet rebellion-a forgotten book left on his desk,

he was unlike any woman he had known-unyielding, unpredictable, fierce.

rom Damian's board members, Aurelia slipped away to the library. The letter fro

ide. She was a player in a game

ing once more, a noise startled

into the room

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between them. "You th

caught. "It

pain, frustration, someth

Not everyone wants y

"Then maybe it's time the

he turned and walked away, leaving her alone with t