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been at it for what felt like an eternity, trying to tame a particularly stubborn lock that r

eek since the announcement and today was the day-the day I would go to the

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true,I've accepted my fate. I was not all that teary eyed about it. I had already accepted it as my destiny since there wasn't room for tears as

uld I,Emma Wessell

thout even glancing at the screen, I already knew who it was. Picking it up,I pressed the ph

ns going?" Emily's farmiliar vo

he motions, I guess. Almost done, except for this stubborn lock that refuses to

her voice darkened slightly- "they aren't giving you a hard time, are they?

arp edge, her words drip

ack the incoming bout of laughter." You know

onspiratorial,sinister if you paid more attention

The sound filled the room, shaking off some of the

oftening. "You've got this, Emma. I know you do. And if

mall smile tugging at m

her, let alone mine.So the next day after I spoke to her about the marriage arrangement,she actually came to see my father concerning the whole thing. Un

seemed to be taking the whole thing in stride. Escorting her, we both en

ll-blown brawl. I barely had time to react before they were at each other's throats. All I

ior. By the time my father arrived to separate them, Laura lo

t was where it stopped

mily wasn'

ould have shouted back, dismissing her words as insolence. But Emily wasn't just any young woman-she was the mayor's only daughter. He

like a comical performance,causing me to stifle a laughter. My fathe

te the dark clouds looming ahead of me. Looking at the gloomy expressions on the fa

is ordeal, her defiance giving me

my makeup. "Well," I said to my reflection, "I haven't met

Evan,though the rumours I heard painted a grim picture. But then,they

door pulled me f

hought. She was probably here to tease me. " I d

idn't seem like Laura was the one at the door as it was mad

ed voice which I recognized as my father

or throwing out a random reason but t

e returning to the dressing table. I was pretty much

of silence between

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