Morwenna was utterly flabbergasted.

How could they be so casual about it?

And to suggest Stuart choose between her and this other girl?

Such a proposition completely rocked Morwenna's traditional, honest-to-goodness world. For her, matters of the heart, be it marriage or intimacy, were to remain between two people alone, pure and unsullied. The scene unfolding before her was something she couldn't fathom, let alone accept.

The usually docile Morwenna, who had allowed Stuart to hold her, began to struggle. With a strong push, she freed herself from Stuart's embrace, turned on her heel without a word, and started to walk away. Stuart reached out to stop her, but Morwenna deftly sidestepped his attempt.

Fletcher, hand over his eyes in dismay, hadn't anticipated things taking such a turn. Normally, a bit of teasing was all in good fun.

But today was different-Morwenna was here today! If she walked out now, Stuart would have their heads.

grin that was all teeth, "Hold up, Morwenna, wait a minute. It's all a big joke, don't leave just yet.

as she snapped, "Dr. Vaughn, step

but kind and helpful to her.

of the rare

darkened, his usual laid-back demeanor replaced by a brooding, almost

others in the room, all too familiar with Stuart's moods, sensed the tide turning. They were a sharp bunch,

was a red flag-they'd never heard

was on the verge of

baby-faced member of their group, the first to grasp the gravity of the situation, joined Fletcher at the door. They couldn't let Morwenna, the girl Stuart had brought, simply walk out-not

and tried to placate Morwenna, "Look, I mean no harm. There's absolutely nothing between Mr. Hetfield and me. It's just a

that set her off. These guys were sending this woman to Stuart's bed and the two of them didn't even know each other. Fletcher dropped his playful demeanor, his eyes narrowing in warning as he addressed

flowers tighter, stealing a glance at Stuart. After all, Stuart

fortune, and undeniably handsome-whatever the reason

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