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He balled his hands up into fists at his side, trying to restrain the urge to blow past her “I have only a bit longer before the Iet ready”’

“So you have tining hurt

“Mother—”

“Bahan, you have disappointed me”

“We’ve covered that already,” he said “I’ve disappointed you, disgraced the Munir nadom I’ve chosen a Western harlot…”

“A literal oman”

“Yes, let’s make fun of her name and abuse all the puns that we can”

“I just want you to know that I’m so very disappointed in you”

“I know, and I continue to know that You should at least admit that part of this was Fareed’s idea”

“Oh I’ve had words for your brother, too I just can’t believe you’ve brought such shadom”

“Then, Mother, I suggest you adjust to the new norh clenched teeth as he rushed out of the conference room and back to Sydney’s room

The ceremony was si with the poof princess dress, that silly thing that she’d ih school Granted, she tried not to be the overly girly type Ever since her father had left, Jennifer hadn’t been able to afford daydreained her big day with her fiancé as Prince Char and her as Cinderella That didn’t seem like too much to ask

But this wasn’t a real wedding Even though Bahan and she had continued to date in the interis to her thattoo fast It was for Sydney and for his kingdom It wasn’t about true love and fairy tales

So she grieved a bit over that, even on her big day

Her dress was simple, a plain crushed velvet dress in an icy blue She’d chosen a color that wasn’t white both because she knew the actual sheikha earing ivory and didn’t want to compete with royalty, and because this wasn’t for forever When she got married to her soul mate, she wanted it to be with pure white, to have that bit of tradition left untouched