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For several seconds, I thought I had misunderstood him.Marry him?I stared at Kael, waiting for a hint of amusement to appear on his face, but he remained completely serious. He stood beside the table with his hands resting at his sides, looking at me as though he had just offered a reasonable solution to an ordinary problem.I slowly put down my cup.“You cannot be serious.”“I am.”“Kael, I told you less than an hour ago that I wouldn’t marry you simply because I’m pregnant.”“I remember.”“And now you’re asking me to marry you?”“I’m proposing a possible arrangement, Sera. I’m not asking you to agree this second.”I let out a short, disbelieving laugh and pushed my chair back. The sound wasn’t particularly pleasant, but I couldn’t help it. Seven years of marriage had ended in betrayal, and I had barely begun to understand what my life would look like without Adrian. Now his older half-

Kael barely spoke during breakfast the following morning.He had received several calls before I came downstairs, and although he answered each one calmly, I could tell he was struggling to keep his temper under control. His wolf was restless beneath the surface, making his presence feel heavier than usual.I watched him set his phone beside his plate.“Is Adrian still contacting your family?”“Yes.”“And what are you going to do about it?”Kael looked up at me. “I’m going to speak to him.”I put down my fork.“Speak to him, or fight with him?”His expression tightened, and I immediately regretted the sharpness of my question. Not because it was unfair, but because I could see how easily his anger was getting ahead of him.“I haven’t decided,” he admitted.“Then decide what you actually want to achieve before you see him.”He leaned back in his chair, studying me.“You think I can’t control myself?”“I think you’re angry enough to make a decision you’ll regret.”For several seconds, n