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The reluctant vow

Chapter 5 Cards on the bed

Word Count: 892    |    Released on: 14/06/2025

to drop. The living room was filled with cheerful voices-Chief Kareem's deep laugh, her mother's polite ch

"We've decided the wedding will be next mont

a f

whispered breathe, but

id aloud, blinking

n look at her. "You h

t get a say? You're just going to marr

ped to hers, hard and w

w. "You can't just decid

er tea. Regan, sitting too casually across the room, just watched her. Calm

the arm of the chair. "You will mar

throat tightened, but she refused to

h humiliation. They were selling her off like a peace offering. Like her dre

that

me, phone cradled between her shoulder and ear. Her fingers toyed w

an the damn wedding. We're going to blow u

dry laugh. "You make

uencers, photographers, stylists-all of them. I already sign

tween fear and excitement.

if that fails, we blame Regan.

chuckled. "Y

said sweetly. "Let them play

nig

door. Not a loud one, j

f holding a sleek black bag with gold

ind of stuff that sat behind glass walls in boutiques she only dreamt of ent

only one living

pulse

her skin. Someone knew. Someone was watching

idn't

ot, card in hand, heart pounding like a drum. If this was another

g, she swung op

stop

e

s. Water glistened across his chest, dripping from his hair. His hand paused mid-m

bli

d her

sed

d, spinning around so fast she nearly tripped. "I didn't

lm. "I don't usually lock it.

es squeezed shut. "Just... p

pa

delibera

oft sound of a

room, Zara. Not th

stif

fway, still looking away

," she snapped. "My fathe

rumbled behind

bed with a flick of her wrist, still not turning fully. "You're the only snake I

ld. She could hear the rustle o

tsteps b

r back, close enough to fee

w, smooth, and d

play this game, Zara?

eath h

e didn

't t

't a

, leaving the door

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