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Chapter Fifty-Three

Penulis: Ellie Wynters
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Grace's POV

"Let me get this straight," Quinn said, setting her water glass back down on the table after I spilled the beans about me marrying Hunter. "You're marrying Hunter. Your sister's husband. Two weeks after her funeral. Because you're pregnant."

I winced at her bluntness. "When you put it like that— We haven't talked about a date yet… So, it would be longer than two weeks."

"How else should I put it, Grace?" Her voice was calm, but her eyes were sharp. I could tell she was worried about me. "You're pregnant with his baby… and the witch's baby, and now you're marrying him. The timing is... questionable at best. What's he worried about?"

"It's for the baby," I said, the rehearsed explanation sounding hollow even to my own ears. "It gives us both legal rights. It makes things cleaner. The baby will have two parents."

Quinn stared at me, unblinking. "And that's the only reason?"

I looked down at my untouched Thai beef salad. "What other reason would there be?"

"Oh, I don't know," s
Ellie Wynters

Yes, only one chapter and I'm sorry. I find it hard to write over weekend with the kids. But the chapter is 1800 words for some authors this is two chapters. I always try and make it value for money. I will write more tomorrow try an aim for two chapters.

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