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Pete’s ludicrous offer was the si problem

An heir

Male or female didn’t matter to me If I had any say in it, I wouldn’t procreate But I didn’t have a say in it I’d made the choice to be the head of this fa decision to hand the throne to me instead of his blood

Vincentius forwent his blood in order to givein his face if I didn’t ensure the family name lived on That the faet a retire women on me in that delicate, artful way of hers

There had been nothing wrong with them

They were all beautiful Soft Kind Froood families

They were exactly like Isabella Which was the fucking problehter she’d lost, the one I’d loved, would be the solution

Whereas the reality was, no one could ever or would ever ainst my instincts and married one of those women, I would’ve hated her Would’ve been cruel, needlessly Her life would’ve beenIsabella I’d torture her for sport

Which hy Sienna was here She was the first wo

And she was also furthest froet

She could handle cruelty She fucking loved it Thrived off it

She was perfect

Which was the problearden, ihsover invoices, purchase orders, city contracts

The reality of being aa lot of face Ithe dirty work It had nourished so in me

Sienna nourished that sa

A soft knock on the door jerked my attention away from the roses