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Kyren

My father's eyes found mine across the dining table like a predator that spotted its prey.

The conversation around us continued, Anna's mother discussing flower arrangements, Miguel was still talking about the Morenos but I felt my father's stare boring into me.

He knew. Somehow, in that way fathers always seemed to know their children's secrets, he understood that I initiated this disaster. His jaw tightened almost imperceptibly, a muscle ticking beneath the surface of his carefully controlled expression.

The rest of dinner passed in a blur.

I smiled when Anna touched my arm, laughed at her father's political jokes, I played the role of devoted son and future husband while my world crumbled around me. Every bite of food turned to ash in my mouth. Every word felt like another nail in my family's coffin.

What the fuck had I gotten myself into?

When the evening finally ended, I kissed Anna's cheek with lips that felt numb. "I'll call you tomorrow about the ceremony details," I
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