"It all started when my brother died," he said quietly, his voice barely audible above the ambient noise. "Suddenly, I had to shoulder this huge responsibility and took on all of my brother's roles, his duties, his position... but not his mate." "Amaya?"He nodded slowly, finally meeting my gaze. "Yes. She was the only thing I refused to take on, despite my parents basically begging me to. Back then, even Amaya's parents told me I could take her as a mistress if I wanted, but I stood my ground. I couldn't marry my brother's woman. It felt... wrong."The waitress refilled our water glasses, and I waited until she left before speaking. "But you did marry her. Maybe you later realized your greedy inner desire.""That's because I got no other options. I thought everyone had forgotten about the idea of me marrying her, and then..." His eyes softened. "Then I met you, and I swear to you everything with you was sincere. But when Lucas started challenging my father's authority," Darrell cont
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