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He paces a foot “Soistry He knew ale wasn’t valid I called while ere running over here to verify It’s true—I’m not married to Phoenix”

I nod, slowly, unsure of reality

/>“So you didn’t get the next clue?”

He shakes his head, slowly”

“Stupid father, thinking I need to bemarried will mean I’m somehow protected”

“I don’t knohy your father thought any of this was a good idea either, but what are we going to do now?”

“I’et married to Maxwell You can marry Phoenix for real or not But at least one of us needs to be et the next clue”

I take a step toward the church

He puts his hand on ainst e both of our lives So that speaks a lot more of love than of hate

Instead, he says nothing

With a twitch of his hand, he pushes our bodies together Our hips bump, and our mouths land My eyes close a second later as I taste a man I want but can never have

This isn’t a proposal He didn’t bring me out here to tell ht oodbye kiss

Maxwell’s and ht be fake, but once we are ston will have to stop At least until we get the treasure, since we need thethe treasure to think I’m married And after we find the treasure, there is no hope for us

The skyin every way as rain starts pouring down on us It pelts down on us so hard that I can barely breathe But I’ down my cheeks

Langston notices anyway and rubs h we are both soaked