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Allen's POV Next dayI didn't know when I slept off with Jane in my arms, all I remembered was the sound of a knock on the door and me shushing the guard to not wake Jane up."I'm sorry for the interruption Mr Allen, but your grandmother is here, and she's refused to leave," He relayed."Tell her I'm not at home," "She said she'll wait for you," The guard said again, swallowing hard."Then find a way to make sure I don't meet her outside—""No, that's not polite, that's rude and very bad, you cannot just chase your grandmother away," Jane spoke, sitting up."No, Jane, you don't know her as I—""If this whole thing about being your wife is valid,let her in," She said, standing this time around."Jane, I'll handle—"“Handle it by asking your guards to throw her out like some debtor?” she questioned, rolling her eyes.“That is not what I said,” I replied, already regretting waking up.She crossed her arms, fully awake now, hair a mess, eyes sharp like she’d been ready for war even in h

Jane’s POV“I’ll take my leave now, but you should know this,” Allen’s grandmother said, her voice calm but sharp in that dangerous way. “On no account will I allow any man to abuse my daughter-in-law the way that man just did.”She ran her hand gently over my hair, her touch warm, grounding.“It must have been very hard for you,” she added softly, then pulled me into a hug before I could even react.“I’ll be back, alright?” she said when she pulled away. “And trust me, the next time you see those men, they’ll be crawling on their knees, begging you to spare them.”She placed my hand in Allen’s.“Grandmother, there’s no need—” Allen started.“No. Let me handle it,” she cut in. “He disrespected you as a woman, as my grandson’s wife, and I won’t tolerate that. I’d be damned if I don’t protect the only woman my grandson has brought home in years.”She pressed a kiss to my cheek, then turned and walked away like she hadn’t just promised war.I stood there for a second, stunned, before fin