A Bargain Of Hearts
I had been playing this game for so long—pretending, charming, deceiving—that even now, standing in front of a hundred people pledging myself to Sienna, it almost felt like second nature.
Almost.
The priest turned to me. His voice broke through the haze of my thoughts.
“Maxwell Hollandale, do you take Sienna Brooks to be your lawfully wedded wife?” I barely blinked. Then, without warning, the past came rushing in.
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The waves crashed against the shore, the warm sun casting a golden glow over the beach. Hester was laughing—really laughing, her head tilted back, her dark curls wild from the salty air.
“You’re terrible at this,” she teased, nudging me as I tried—and failed—to balance the surf
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