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ther, requested for a meeting in his study with a few of the upper ranked clan official

ing, what's your opinion on the young M

r mother, an ill-mannered brat but my opinion of her won't matter much

on't you think it's a bit low using her to bait her fath

feeling sympathetic or was that supposed to be a poorly compose

ce is accepted and Elisa is in our custody then we'll be able to strike the darkhorse family until there's nothing left of them, and if that bastard Eliot tries to retaliate we'll threaten to eliminate his beloved daughter, after complet

I excused myself from the meeting, faking exh

ime I think of how closely I held her, going up the stairs. I could barely suppress my excitement at the thought of being married to her but despite my happiness I didn't dare outwardly show my feelings towards her, it would only complicate things if I fell in love with the daughter of the enemy. Regardless of the

de, I fell asleep only to be awoken minutes la

hoved aside by none other than Sop

room uninvited, making herself comfortable as she laid

iced, barely restraining my anger as I

nking her off the bed, causin

ulled me in, forcefully claiming my lips. Her hands were firmly placed around my neck forcing us even closer together as she deepened the kiss. Whilst mid kiss she forced a strange pill into my mouth, shoving it deep into my throat with her tongue before finally releasing me. I wiped my

ce to get out of here, or else I'll bring your advances at me over the past few months to father's notice. You of

ze mid way and silently headed for the door. Just as I took a step forward to ensure her departure, a wave of dizzin

was only after taking a few minutes to regain composure that I noticed I was completely naked in bed with a familiar fig

eled state. It took me a moment to notice he wasn't alone. His g