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the surprise trips,

through a new,

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ed bright: our engagem

d in something tight and revea

r, touching his arm, laugh

, a familiar discomfort Ch

asked her to

a, you're always so sensiti

over

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ng with you? Chloe is your

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nearby, his expression d

bout me "making a scene,"

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media archives, any

ate empire had faced n

a wreck, stress

e had be

shared crisis, a

loud drive of his, pictures of him and Ch

gned with his

n pride, would never have approved of Chloe, with

chos

aughter of a respectable lawyer, even

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aceh

t me like a physic

chose me. I was