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Also, they were both way too tense now for the claims to be entirely false

Second, whatever the duke and Princess Svitlana’sor protecting anyone Her least of all

In fact, she was fairly certain their intention was to hurt the son who had finally made a public alliance with the family who had raised him

She turned away fros don’t take after your egg and sperm donors”

Duplicate sounds of outrage indicated the Zaretskys had heard her just fine

Demyan didn’t respond, an expression she’d never seen in his eyes Fear

She wasn’t sure what he was afraid of Whether he was afraid she wouldFedir, or worried she would go ballistic at their very politically attended reception, or so else really didn’t matter

Whatever De to let the two people whose rejection had already caused him a lifetime of pain hurt him anymore

“I think it’s tie up a smile, but she did her best to mask her own hurt

He spoke then, the words coe tone “We need to talk”

She didn’t want hi vulnerability in front of the Zaretskys Chanel wasn’t giving the they’d succeeded in their petty and vindictive efforts

She reached up and cupped his face, like he did so often with her, hoping it gave hi cared for it had always done her, no ht have been at the time “Later”

“You promise?”

“Yes”

“She is a fool,” the duke said in disgusted Ukrainian

Chanel looked at him over her shoulder, her expression a perfect reflection of her mother’s favorite one for disdain “The only fool here is you if you think for one second you have the power to influence ood or ill today, or any time in the future You simply don’t matter”

She had also spoken in his native language and enjoyed the shock that produced in the overweening nobleman