Chapter 1476:

She met his gaze head-on. “Would we have lived completely separate lives, passing each other without a glance? You with someone else. Me with someone else.”

At her words, something dark flickered behind Nate’s eyes. His gaze narrowed, sharp and unreadable. “Then tell me, who else do you want to be with?”

Nate curled an arm around Corrine’s waist, drawing her tightly into his embrace—there was affection in the gesture, but an unmistakable edge lingered beneath it, like a warning cloaked in tenderness.

Their proximity blurred the lines between breath and thought, their exhales mingling in the narrow space that remained.

Corrine rested her palms against his chest and tilted her chin upward, her gaze locking with his. “I haven’t given it much thought.” But really—who could predict the future with certainty?

be littered with so many

hard glint in Nate’s eyes eased ever so slightly as

fingers trailing

and appearance do match yours. And for years, you’ve let the rumors of a marriage alliance between your family and hers run wild without saying a word. That silence was as good

was no wonder Moses believed Nate had accepted the idea

the outside world, Elva was

l

and steady, her eyes

mist. “Elva is, undeniably, a perfect match for a marriage alliance.” His words echoed with a cruel sort of precision—acknowledging Corrine’s logic, yet cutting just deep enough to unsettle

a quiet gazebo and took a seat. Corrine

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