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2021-11-24 04:32:51"You're getting engaged tomorrow," father said, levelling me with a probing stare, "and into one of the most powerful families in the Syndicate."
My face remained blank.
"Castello is a good man."
My face... didn't remain blank.
That sentence rattled my nerves, stringing them tightly with its obnoxiousness until I felt like I would erupt. I'd like to know what his definition of 'good' comprised of. And I had a feeling it wasn't that 'good', either."If I had my way you wouldn't be getting engaged tomorrow, Emiliano," father said quietly, stopping his assault on the piece of paper.
The anger and irritation pumping through me sloshed to a halt, receding backwards at an unholy speed and being replaced by hope. Sweet, fragile hope.
"You'd be getting married," he concluded.
A distant crashing sound filled my ears from a faraway space. My budding hope shattering to pieces. A familiar curdle pushed its way into the back of my throat and
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