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estions, but we sho

attempted to roll up the sl

tle bit too loud. "Which is

eople clustered in groups that gossiped and boldly

away bride, was in the backseat of

est place to have

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don't make best friends you

affirmed. "We can tal

eeding this to end

t behind us and helped myself in

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my forehead, I

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can't possibly have

sn't an enemy. She's

ink so,

with my patient bank

e's on a mi

to me now." I restated. "Besides,

a minute. "Wha

lips. "It's for a few months, ma

on keeping her f

a bad idea

this about you not

ht. Very soon, there would be an uproar to dethrone me

marriage to shut them up, d

anded

ved that you took

unclamped the wheel. "Stop s

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stand in front of me, and

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retty bride even though she was agitated. And the mo

s, as I felt my

and abandoned her groo

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it's ge

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ther makes a fu

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m to go on with, I returned t

chewed on her bottom lip and played with her

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her voice t

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words. She was obviously having cold

a pro

shook her hea

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ms and conditions

as she retrieved it and buried

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gasp

put up a show and cra

an agr

rds. Not

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laying your ro

diculous. I can't be tie

cripple."

ed in her seat and cu

like that, I looked

ou being in a wheelchair." She

ka

e on hold for a year or wh

y phone and paused. "Every pa

heard he

r thoughts. "Because if we pull this stunt, and it fails, my

have to br

d to readin

re we expe

ou're not my type, Lessi.

and hissed

t never fall in love, lad

hand to me. I handed her a pen a

t from her and s

ipped about today's event. Thane wasn't co

ach other. The most we did was steal glances and focus on the

to

elp me out. Wheeling myself to the entrance, s

phael, the judge on

father's o

etting married to the love of my life. The du

pulled out a seat beside m

is beautiful

of me hating another man from complime

mn

ertifi

stage. He was informed of our arrangement tod

utioned. "You have to excha

cour

s almost fr

th a small plush velvety box. It had expensive

because she was from the old money, and things like that sh

nks,

smile and ba

playing her ro

for you,

tite hand in my coarse one, rubbin

reading to my body as well. She tried not to pull aw

make you the envy of all women. I'll protect you wi

reddened wi

nd to my lips and kissed her soft

ou be m

will, Mr. Mafia

in between her fingers, g

say her impromptu vows. "I will

ent till she was fine. Flashing a smile to show that she

rrister Raphael whis

ificate for us, with our n

r, watching her frail hand sign r

d Mrs. Rylan Russo." Bar

lessia's fac