Tempting Uncle Alaric
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A man in a tailored grey suit was sitting across from him, sipping coffee while looking over a series of legal documents spread out on the table.
"Elara, you’re up," Alaric said. His tone was clipped, stripped of the raw vulnerability he’d shown by the window. "This is Mr. Halloway. He’s the lead appraiser for the Thorne estate."
I stopped at the edge of the rug, my hand gripping the strap of my bag. "The appraiser? Already?"
Mr. Halloway looked up and offered a polite, professional smile. "Good morning, Ms. Thorne. We’re just finalizing the inventory for the auction. We need to verify a few items from the main house before the listing goes live."
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