"So, I've gotta come clean about something. Today, Alaric caught me proposing to Emmeline at the diner, got the wrong end of the stick, and was all but ready to throw down right there. I had no choice but to

spill the beans about us not actually being married."

Spencer laid it all out for her to grasp the whole story.

That explains why Alaric was in on the truth.

Turns out, he stumbled upon Spencer popping the question to Emmeline.

And here he was, playing the knight in shining armor, thinking Spencer was double-dipping. Was she supposed to be grateful for his misplaced chivalry?

"Oh, no worries, got it." She replied calmly, her mind racing until it hit her, sitting up suddenly, "Wait, back up. You proposed to Emmeline?"

The news of Spencer and Emmeline's engagement was like a bombshell to her.

"Mhm."

she said yes?" She was on pins and

"She did," Spencer confirmed.

be there, toasting to your

had always felt guilty for holding Spencer back

Spencer had found someone he genuinely liked and who was

them, feeling a weight lifting off

relief; she hadn't stood

who had lost both his youth and his life for love, was a chilling reminder. She feared Spencer might end up in a similar tragic tale,

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the wedding toast later,"

a few more pleasantries, they ended the

that she knew the full story and heard about Spencer's upcoming nuptials, her mind eased, and she drifted off to sleep shortly after closing her eyes. The next morning, while she was brushing her teeth at around eight, an urgent

with foam, she shuffled to the door and swung

roses was thrust into her view, monopolizing her sight with their captivating hue, their

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