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to marry me, or are yo

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n Vega di

d, but with something worse, hesitation. As if he was w

hair and a cheap suit, leaned against the doorframe. He grinned like he'd se

tically falling over himself, laughing and cheerin

o shut up. Then his ga

rious," he

ing the sway in my head fro

omething shifted in his face. stubbornness. A fire

muttered. "

d his hands. "Wonder

ust followed, dragg

e walls lined with fake flowers. A plastic arch stood at the front, draped in

thing I knew, everything I was supposed to be,

e, muttering under his

ixing my cufflinks even though I'd

glare. "Don

throat. "Stand here, pleas

n fidgeted, his sneakers squeaking against the floor. W

s?" the officiant

t laugh

ugged. "Go

an pulled out a bent silver band keychain.

ficiant said, lik

wasn't normal. This was

onotone, eyes half-asleep. "Dearly bel

f the ballroom earlier. My father's fury burned into my skull. The reporte

side a broke stranger who smel

Knight, take

ut through before

d me, eyes wide. "You could

sly and turned. "Do you, Adri

darted to Marco, who was swaying in the back pew, w

he said

r vested in me by the great state

d Adrian by the back of

asn't romantic. I

k, kissing me with sharp anger. For a moment, heat flared, drowning

rco cheered. The world bl

both breathles

officiant said brightly

ds hung

th stiff fingers. Adrian's chest was ris

ow?" he

n't. I wasn't happy. I wasn't

aid, marching

ed. "Where a

with the

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going to s

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! Who's you

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s your

de me, eyes wide.

king, locking us together as th

o me, panic

h clenched teeth. "If we do

ighter, faster. Our joined

en forced the weakes

ers roared louder, the qu

ely moved as I leaned toward him, whispe

ow, Vega and trust me