The 1314th Jilted Bride

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, as she briefly grasped my hand

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ed past my ear, carry

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his other arm above my head, lea

ara? You weren't like this before

oke his promise, our past had become som

im with all my str

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are you going to keep this up? Y

"It's only because it's you. If some

ng my hands firmly again

ng open, and the smile

eleased me, awkwar

re, letting out a chuckle.

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desk, smilingly interjected. "Clara, I adore that

ave another style that I'll give you as c

ony was unnerving, showing no sig

ed the bags bac

sion darkening. "Clara, how can

it?" In the past ten years, I ha

with deference, and I had to

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