this planet could possibly have, Oswald? What?" Lady Frances Es

pushed his chair back, his half-eaten meal forg

voice followed him, but he kept moving, h

ate. Together, husband and wife trailed their son, both

nvitation after two full weeks of dodging it. He had known deep down that this would happen. The food h

. Soph

d, his peace, his heartbeat. For a while, they had kept their relationship

had not ta

asn't "classy" or "worthy" of being an Escobar wife. He could live with soc

his father's voice s

t love potion has she given you?" Lor

e middle of the liv

but cold. "I'm tired, tired of re

with her hands on h

wald continued, "or no on

sitation. "And when you do, you can pack my corpse to the morgue you

ir. Oswald stared at he

er? Why this much bitterness?" Hi

aking his hand as if tryi

ursed. Her family is cursed. Bad luck follows her like a shadow. If you

ully withdre

is she cursed, Mo

in, his patienc

to us? She is an orphan, Oswald, an only ch

ad snapped

is a

in that plane crash during summer vacation, the one s

ash that took both her parents while she stayed behind with her aunt. And yes, he knew she had been

lligent. She builds a home, not breaks it. She has every quality I want

d toward

nces called, hurrying after him. "As lon

He reached the main door, where his guard

ve, his mother's words echoing in his ears. The guard opened

he driver started the engine, and without another

ight. He had made his choice. And no am