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t were his own death warrant. His breathing was he

age. "Inez, who do you think you are? What gives you

ssing my arms. "The right? My right is tha

he air before adding, "A traitor who

ugly red. "Shut up! Don

merely stating a fact. What's the matter? You

ands. He looked like he wanted to hit me, but the memory of Caspian

but we can't be emotional about this. Our marriage is about the interests of the Kensington and Jones families,

ances? Interests? Damien, when you talk about these things, did you ever s

hat as long as I had the title of your fiancée, I should just turn a blind e

ceful that he actually

easonable!" he sputtered

gone. "Sign it. Or I will tell Archon Caspian exac

softly. It was my tru

he nature of my relationship with Caspian, but he knew with absolute certa

his face-fear, rage, humiliation.

r official fiancée to jump off a cliff for another woman? The reputation of the Kensington family, the ho

ared at me, his eyes full of hatred

t flinching. I had al

room stretched on

ad been let out of him, his

as stiff as he scrawled his name

rious, jagged slash, a

w gently on the ink, and folded it

k you for your cooperation, Damien.

nal insult. He slammed his hand on th

nting a trembling finger at me. "I will never forgive

ng his humiliation

I simply made a gesture

d stormed out, slamming the door so h

ed door and let out

ound me for years had finall