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Grayson rubbed his clean-shaven jaw “I’ht not have learned his lesson And if he were to be put in a tough spot again, he ht make the same poor choices”

“Let’s hope not But doesn’t he deserve a chance to prove himself?”

Grayson glanced away “I suppose”

Annabelle’s gaze bored into hi you and I knohat it is”

“You do?”

She whispered “It’s the note, isn’t it?”

Needing soot out of the car and she joined hi for an answer He had to find just the right words so she’d give credence to what he was about to say

He held his hand out to her “Let’s go for a walk”

“But we need to take care of the note and then get ready for the festival dinner—”

“This is ientle pull on her arm

For ato resist, but then she startedand he fell in step with her She was headed for the royal gardens, the exact place he had in ardens were enormous and would allow them plenty of privacy

With the golden sun of the afternoon shining, it lit up all of the flowers froreens were interspersed to offset everything He never considered hi truly beautiful about this place

When they ca one of the ays, he stopped “Let’s sit down We need to talk”

“I’d rather be treating the note so that we can read it”