Chapter Fifty EightKent’s PovThe velvet lid opens, and instead of a diamond ring sitting on the cream satin, a delicate silver chain catches the candlelight, holding a small, smooth circle of white jade.Daniella freezes, her hand hovering above the box. Her eyes shift from the pendant up to my face, confusion flickering in her dark gaze."Not yet," I say, my voice steady and low in the quiet night air of the rooftop terrace.I lift the silver chain from the velvet slot, sliding it around her wrist instead of her finger. The cool metal settles against her warm pulse point, light and permanent."Why a bracelet?" Daniella whispers, her thumb tracing the smooth jade circle."Because a ring right now feels like a trap under a spotlight," I tell her honestly, meeting her eyes. "Between the pregnancy, the family war, the reporters screaming outside Freya's name, and the university audits... the pressure is loud. I want to marry you, Daniella. More than anything. But I am not putting a rin
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