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“Bigaal in every state” She answers

My eyes drop to her ring finger and see a ot a divorce and married someone else?” I nod “Not sure why that was so i once a Lord dies, his Lady is given to a new Lord I wonder if she requested my father since Ryat killed her husband last year, now that Valerie is dead also

“I’ve only ever been married to one man, Blakely” She opens another drawer and pulls out a picture, placing it on the desk in front of me

Picking it up, I see it’s a younger version of her, but it looks likenext to is my father “I … no” I shove it away “You were married to the man Ryat killed” I can’t remember his name not sure anyone ever even told me that information

She tilts her head to the side “Your father’s al because ere already married”

I run a hand throughmatter?”

“Because I want you to know the truth”

I snort “Nothing is true All I’m told are lies”

“You think I left you behind because of your father I left you because the Lords called me And you never, ever tell them no”

“Why would they tell you to leave him?” I scoff I know the Lords have to obey their oath, but I’ve never been told that a Lady has to do with that

“Because Nathaniel Myers was nment”

My spine stiffens at her answer

“An assigner than it should have That’s why I had the hit put out on him I was done and needed it to end”

Sing, I shift in my seat “Still not sure what this has to do with me”

“Men coet you These Lords prefer arranged es because they refuse to fall in love with their wives because that’ll shoeakness” She snorts “Men can get pussy anywhere Woes You have already proven that with how you handled Valerie at the confessional You took her threat of taking your child personally”

I admit that I panicked after what I did set in But if I had a chance to redo it, would I? Absolutely In a heartbeat “Is that what you plan on doing? Force me to do what you want or take my child?”