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You’re testing my patience, Cass.

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Cassidy's POV

“Leave the pearls your mother gave you,” he said quietly, his eyes meeting mine. There was no anger there, just a quiet intensity.

I looked up at him, searching his face. The pearls were a “gift” from her last birthday—real South Sea ones, exorbitantly expensive, but tainted by her lectures on “proper appearances.” “Why?”

“I’ll buy you new ones,” he replied, his thumb brushing the inside of my wrist in a soothing circle. “Ones she’s never touched. Ones that are just yours. Ours.”
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The storyline would be great if it wasn’t mixed up. It’s like no one proofread it. Frustrating
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