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99. A Banquet Or Trap?
Author: MariSystem
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Elias stood in the study, his hands loosely clasped behind his back. The words still echoed in his mind—marry her. The weight of the proposal pressed down like an unseen hand. He had not come here for this. He had come to secure her safety. Not to bind himself to a marriage he had not agreed to.

Lord Hargrave leaned forward, his gaze piercing. “You hesitate,” he said. “I can see it. And hesitation is dangerous.”

Elias did not answer immediately. His eyes met the Duke’s, steady, unflinching. “I
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