Securing The Heir: A Wife's Triumph

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lip down my cheek. "Yes. W

embrace, lifting me off my feet. "This is

tion craved this, a son to cement his place in the H

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as my

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slightly. "

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h, and the baby's health, that' s p

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ung, pretty enough, and certainly ambiti

mused. "She' s

, to help the family. It would just be... an arrangement.

redibly understanding, a selfless wi

of reluctance. "I don't kno

rcle. Mrs. Peterson would be so grateful for the opportunity afforded to her

e dig at Beatric

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ceded. "It would certainly be...

it. I could see it in the

g a burden from him. "I' ll make sure she

probably on how this could benefit him. "Yes, tha

d. "Now, let' s cele

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