still swirling in this impossible reality. At that
Are you awake? Br
familiar, making her h
apron, her graying hair tied neatly in a bun, exactly as she remembered. Elena-their butler, the pillar of the
body, letting out a primal and wounded roar from her throat. She buried her face in the woman's shoulder, sobbing-not like an eightee
my god, child, what's wrong?" She murmured, her initial shock quickly tur
cure. After a long while, she finally let go and wiped her eyes. Elena's brows furrowed with worry. She saw something
oice was hoarse. "W
s still a week left unti
marked the end of everything. One week, to change everything. The first step was clear
y." Elena's voice still carried concern. "He
was sitting behind his father's rosewood desk, a pen tucked behind his ear, frowning as he looked at a stack
princess has finally
through the room, wrapping her arms around his neck, holding him tightly a
y alertness. "Sloane?" What
xton's name, her body tensed up. "I won't marry him." Her voi
you know what you're talking about? This isn't just about the two of
remained unwavering. "I won't marry a
protective older brother instantly surfaced. "Wha
y. So she would do what she did best: she could act. She lets her shoulders hang slig
ice trembled just right. "Last night. At the Plaza Hotel. Being wit
ut also the trut
ster was so coldly betrayed by her fiancé and best friend, his heart was filled with ic
by a bitch. I'm g
incredible force. "Confronting the
saw something in her eyes he had never se
w it was almost a whisper, yet it carried venom. "In front of
mal determination in her eyes was unsettling, but the instinct to pr
ming down, turning into a firm r
old a press
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