Married To A Lie

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yet, I wanted to fi

to our bedroom, when I heard Marcus's voice

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the official report stands,"

erson, I knew that name, a senior N

son's voice, tinny through the phone, replied. "Looked professional, v

the official story, had been about a crude bo

ce amounts, nothing conclu

her quick recovery, her sudden engagement to your brot

was a bitter ta

der now, defensive. "She lost people she admired. Ethan helped her through it. Ther

rious, but al

d, his voice laced with skepticism. "

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ed to the man who broke my heart, the w

s, built on his promise to find the

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ied to silence for so long w