It’s not what you think.
How could she make him understand the weight of what she was about to do?
She turned the ring box over in her hand. Cybil had provided it earlier that evening. Platinum band, classic, understated.
It felt like something borrowed, a role she was stepping into, just for a time.
A name, a child, a legacy that wasn’t hers.
Her phone buzzed quietly beside her, a message from Marcus.
“Filed. You’re officially cleared to marry as of midnight. I’m here if you need anything.”
She didn’t reply. She simply slid the phone onto the nightstand and stared back out into the night, wondering how long it would be before she felt like herself again, if she ever would.
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