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CHAPTER 15.

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Natasha’s POV.

I was halfway through dinner when the butler approached quietly. I paused, my fork hovering over the plate, and looked up at him.

“Madam,” he said politely, “Mr. Sylvester asked me to inform you. There’s a car waiting outside. He said you both would be leaving shortly.”

I blinked. “Leaving? Where?”

“The suite,” he replied, as if that explained everything. “The one reserved for your honeymoon. He said you should be ready within the hour.”

My first instinct was confusion. The suite? What honeymoon? We didn’t have one. I hadn’t even heard a word from him all day. And now this?

My second instinct was panic.

I nodded slowly, trying not to let the uncertainty show. “Alright. Thank you.”

As soon as he left, I stood and walked back to my room with heavy steps. I shut the door behind me, leaning against it for a moment, as if the wood could hold me steady.

Why now?

Was this some kind of delayed punishment? Or was it something else entirely? A performance? A test?

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