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Solid Answer

Author: Chinwe
last update publish date: 2025-10-01 23:11:37

Vivienne POV

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The silence after his words hit harder than the words themselves.

Marriage.

It wasn’t even a question in my head, it was madness. I just stared at Damon, my brain struggling to process if I had heard him right. Did he really just say that?

Marriage? To him?

The word echoed inside me, absurd and heavy all at once. It felt like he had thrown a grenade into the room and was just sitting back, waiting for the blast to settle.

My mouth opened but nothing came out. I was too stunned,
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