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She put both her hands on his chest, needing the feel of his war”

“Do not talk about leaving ”

“No It is worse, for aabout willfully killing ouryourself froood Don’t you understand that?” she appealed in a choked voice

“I understand you believe it is forwith me You made a lifetime commitment to me, Princess Therese Scorsolini I will not let you break it I will not let you leave me”

“You can’t stop me”

“I can Even if you walk away, I will not remarry There will be no other chance at heirs for e yourbecause she was sure it was true

“There will be no divorce Perhaps I aainst your will, but there will be no other e for either of us”

“You can’t stop it”

“I ent little wife, but we are talking the divorce laws of Isole dei Re here, not American law You cannot divorce a ive it Ever”

“That is archaic”

“Perhaps” He shrugged, obviously not in the least offended by that judgment “But it is our law And ere married here, Therese…not in the States Remember that”

“But—”

“There are no buts” He seeht had been lifted froe to her was the weight “You want to be a father”

He sently over her lower abdo more than for you to carry my child, but we can adopt if you cannot conceive You will be such a good et this notion of divorce out of your head”