rackled. Arthur Kent look

ily's legacy, a dowry for *her*?" He spat out the last word, his disgust for

in her eyes. Ethan pulled her

. co-equals. Partners in my life. No distinction. That should be enoug

re dislike, as if this

und feelings," I said, my voice cutting through th

s narrowed,

. The man who marries me must first unlock the Hawthorne Legacy Key. Pri

lips. He surveyed the other hopefuls

ozed confidence. "A mere puzzle box. What's so difficult

and snatched the Legac

g across the dials and sliders

fami

corridor outside this ballroom. I'd pressed a sl

at me, just a cur

it, dazzling everyone, cementing h

, Ethan had b

been waiting i

trickled down his temple. The intricate g

ion,* I realized with a jol

as so confiden

ons, seeing his st

lled out, unable to resist a ja

hade of red. He slammed the Le

urious, locked onto

t. This is a dead lock. No one can open it. You did this deliberately to humili

eanor's expressions shifted, doubt and suspic

ation to save his own