~Daphne's Pov~“You, my child, are to wed Adrian Smith.”The words didn’t sound clearly to me at first.It kept on replaying in my head like I've been struck with a stick on my head.“You have got to be fucking kidding me,” I said, my voice rising despite myself. I searched his face desperately, waiting for the crack in his expression. The smirk. The sigh. The just kidding.There was nothing.“Watch your tone young lady ,” my father snapped.The sound of his voice sharp, commanding hit me harder than the words themselves. He immediately seemed to regret it, dragging a hand down his face as if exhaustion lived in his bones.“I’m sorry for snapping,” he said quietly.That scared me more.“Please,” I whispered, my chest tightening“Please tell me you’re joking.”He shook his head.“I’m not.”“I’m not even an adult yet!” My voice cracked, panic finally breaking through. “I can’t this isn’t legal. You can’t do this to me.”“Child,” he said, standing now, his presence filling the room, “thi
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