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Caught off guard by the sudden question, Kaia was at a loss for a

moment.

Just moments ago, she’d been laughing at Alden, but now, the tables had turned, and she couldn’t manage a smile.

Not only was Alden afraid of the man before them, but Kaia also dreaded seeing Lucien.

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At sixteen, Kaia spent a month psyching herself up to confess to Alden when the Graves adults were out.

Nervously, she stood outside Alden’s bedroom door, head bowed, her eyes fixed on the tip of her shoes. With all her might, she rapped on the door.

The door creaked open slowly, but she kept her head down, too shy to look at the boy she liked.

Her cheeks flushed pink as she finally blurted out, “Alden, I like

you.”

Then came the worst moment of her life.

A somewhat apologetic voice sounded in her ear. “Kaia, Alden’s room is downstairs.”

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She looked up. Horror hit.

It wasn’t Alden, but his uncle, Lucien!

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He had a towel slung casually over his shoulders, and a faint scent of body wash wafted from him.

His eyebrows lifted slightly, confusion written all over his face.

Kaia didn’t dare to meet his eyes. She mumbled an apology and dashed downstairs without looking back.

After that incident, she didn’t dare set foot in the Graves Manor for months.

***

“What’s got you so lost in thought?”

Alden gave her a gentle tug, and Kaia snapped back to the

present.

She quickly lowered her head and murmured, “Hi, Mr. Graves.”

Alden scoffed silently to himself.

Funny how you’re all claws with me, but turn into a scared kitten around Uncle Lucien.

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Then, he turned to Lucien and said, “Uncle Lucien, we were just talking about you. Missed you.”

shrugged off his coat, and tossed it over the back of the

cuffs of his shirt and

looked a bit sheepish. “That was a

is on me,” Lucien

wore a warm, wide smile. As everyone knew, Lucien was his apple

Just off a flight. Skip the

uttering a word, and downed the

calm gaze then swept across the table,

marriage license, Alden? I flew all the way back just for your big

dropped her glass, and it shattered

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apologized. “Sorry,

it right.”

she reached out for

she yelped in

“Watch out!” Alden exclaimed.

saw blood oozing from her hand, Alden dashed to

voice soft. “Still my

to Allen, he added, “Grandpa,

at the table, he put his arm

let out a scornful

you’d better hustle and get that

on

Zane,

could clearly see through Alden’s little

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flashed a half–smile and slid the fish dish in front

fish. I remember you loved it as a kid,” he

sounding like an older

uncomfortable.

it when he

keeping her head down, she mumbled,

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banquet, Alden and Luna never

“Sir Graves, it’s getting late. I’ve got a court case

in his mind,

work always comes

you didn’t drive here, did you? How about having Lucien give you

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right off the bat. “No thanks. He had a

back to the country. I don’t want him

let out a soft laugh. “Don’t worry.

heading back too. The driver

Kaia made her way to

front passenger seat, but the driver locked the

smile, she

a half–smile. His breath carried a faint whiff of alcohol

where to? Your wedding house

about to shake her head, but then remembered

instead. “Cypress

turned

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