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"Excellent! As always, Mr Scollard is a genius," Courtney exclaiives me all the more confidence in the advice I'm about to dispense"

"Which is?"

"Don't wait to tell Julian you love him When the next opportunity arises, tell him"

"Immediately?" Aurora's jaw dropped

"Yes For ht to restrain yourself Second, despite your concern to the contrary, Julian is far too arrogant to reject your declaration He ht even savor it Either way he'll need tirips with the inevitable Believe me, it will be far easier for him to lower his walls if he's certain your love awaits on the other side"

"And how do I convince him of that?"

"That,only you can decide and only you can accoe quite well"

"You're serious" Aurora's heart was pounding like a drum

"Absolutely"

"Courtney, what if he…?"

"He won't"

"I have to think about this" Aurora resuined a man could have so much power over me Ironic, isn't it? I just secured my freedom and now I'm bound in a more fundamental way than I was before"

"But this time it's by choice"

"Or by fate," Aurora a Mr Scollard's words

"Yes, fate" Courtney leaned contentedly back against the pillow, regarding her friend with a srin "I suspect fate has wondrous plans for you"