Relived

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“I’m not sure if I’m relieved or wounded,” Westcliff said. “Having you live under my roof will certainly be not boring.”

Jules missed a step. “What?”

Westcliff smoothly corrected for him, making his misstep seem like a planned dance move. “Your brother told me that if we are to marry, his younger brothers will move into my house, too.”

Jules missed another step. “You’re talking about marriage? You met him two days ago!”

“And?”

“You don’t know each other!”

Westcliff spun him around. “We’re hardly planning to marry now. But it makes sense to talk about conditions and consequences of our hypothetical marriage before it actually occurs.”

“You can’t just—treat it like that. It’s not a business transaction!”

“Isn’t it?” Westcliff said with a small, absolutely maddening smile. “You seem to be the only one not understanding it.”

Jules glared at him. “My brother deserves better than—that.”

“You were going to say ‘better than you.’ Do speak your mind, Julian.”

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