I was taken back by his words. I had no idea he felt that strongly about the pregnancy. Upon finding out about the pregnancy, it didn’t seem as though he believed the child to be his.I wasn’t going to question his motives, but I remembered my conversation with Alex about attending school. We made a deal that he would help me attend school if I can convince Marlon to allow for that to happen.“Okay,” I told him softly. “I do have a favor.”He cocked an eyebrow up at me and folded his arms across his chest.“What’s that?” He asked; I could hear the humor lingering behind his words, but he kept a firm expression.“I want to go to school and study for real; like your sons,” I told him.He frowned.“Excuse me?” He asked, eyeing me carefully.“Back when I lived with the commoners,” I paused as the memory came flooding back to me. “I used to study a lot. They had a school they allowed me to attend. I wasn’t exactly equal, but they didn’t treat me poorly. I also had my family to protect me.
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