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Try me, I reply, not making eye contact.
He pauses sharply, then looks back at me. "Fine," he replies, approaching with a dark gaze. Though you believe this marriage was only a power ploy, it is more than that. I negotiated bargains; Isabella deals with individuals who would have me destroyed should I break my word.
"Who are these people, Enzo?," asked I inquired, moving nearer him, my heart thumping faster with every step. "What did you promise them?"
He pauses, and in that single second I see fragility—a breach in his armor.
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