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Acceptance

Author: Gloriel
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-12 22:38:56

Tamara’s POV

As we stepped into the hotel lobby, I let out a long sigh. It felt almost like a crazy dream.

Dante’s mother had accepted me!

This was something I’d been so so worried about. I knew how much her blessing meant to our plan and to Dante, and her approval was something I hadn’t dared to hope for. But even though her acceptance made me feel relieved, there was still a dull disappointment gnawing at me.

We had really hoped the former Luna would somehow be able to solidify our marriage, to give us the security we needed in the face of those psychotic elders and Reuben’s interference.

Yet, she couldn’t—or perhaps wasn’t able—help. She had her very good reasons, I knew that , but that didn’t make the disappointment any easier.

I took one look at Dante’s tense face and kept my thoughts to myself. He was already visibly frustrated, and the last thing I wanted was to add to his burden.

On the elevator ride up to our suite, I studied his profile. The clenched jaw, the way he kept
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