The Ruined Bride of Velvet Nights by Brick Moving Ant

Chapter 31

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  • Navier’s expression was utterly cold. Nothing Lysander said or did could hurt her anymore.

  • Lysander’s face twisted with discomfort, as if Aubrey had exposed his deepest thoughts,

  • Still, he doubled down. “That’s absurd, Navier. I could never have feelings for you. My heart belongs to Ophelia, and it always will.”

  • Before Navier could respond, Aubrey jumped in with devastating precision.

  • “Man, do you even hear yourself? You talk about loyalty, but you’ve been betraying her for years.

  • “A replacement? Betrayal. Marrying someone else? Betrayal. Pretending your little substitute was her? More betrayal. Proposing to that same substitute? The biggest betrayal of them all.”

  • “You’ve failed Ophelia, Celeste and you’ve certainly failed Navier. You’re in no position to challenge me. At least I’m devoted to one person. I don’t worship someone from the past or stubbornly deny my own feelings.”

  • His words ripped away the tattered remnants of Lysander’s self–deception.

  • Lysander stood there stunned, searching for a rebuttal but finding none.

  • Finally, his voice dropped to a hoarse whisper. “I… I didn’t…”

  • Navier gazed at him with disappointment, tugging gently at Aubrey’s hand.

  • “Let’s go. I don’t want to waste any more time on him. If possible, I never want to see him again.”

  • planted a kiss on the back of her hand. “As you

  • sweetheart.”

  • an instant, several armed bodyguards

  • away without a backward

  • he had remained devoted solely to Ophelia’s memory without hurting others, she

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  • admired his constancy.

  • she felt nothing but

  • her, clinging to her like

  • behavior,

  • “You’re crushing me!”

  • grabbed her waist and hoisted her onto his back.

  • We’re

  • a token struggle, Navier relaxed, allowing him to carry her forward.

  • heat gradually warmed her

  • crown of his dark hair, she recalled their

  • England and joined a prestigious magazine

  • assignment was to

  • an English earl and a friend

  • canceled last minute, so the

  • photographers were tested that day.

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