Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

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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.”

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

casually rolled up the cuffs of his shirt and quipped, “Really?

sheepish. “That

This one is on me,” Lucien said, holding a

everyone knew, Lucien was his apple of the

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faint smile, without uttering a word, and

gaze then swept across the table, finally resting on Alden sitting on the

you got your marriage license, Alden? I flew

dropped her glass, and

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down, she apologized. “Sorry,

it right.”

out for

she yelped in

“Watch out!” Alden exclaimed.

moment he saw blood oozing from her hand, Alden dashed to

hand, his voice

to Allen, he added, “Grandpa, I’ll get Luna’s hand patched

glance at the others at the table, he put his arm around her

let out

you’d better hustle and get that cut

up on its

expressions of Allen, Zane, and Joanne

see through Alden’s

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smile and patted

little girl, so

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slid the fish dish in front

you loved it as a kid,”

an older

uncomfortable.

when he brought

keeping her head down,

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banquet, Alden and Luna never came

getting late. I’ve got a court case tomorrow, so I’d better be

fumed at his grandson in his mind, but his

thing, work

here, did you? How about having Lucien give you a

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declined right off the bat. “No thanks. He had a few drinks just

back to the country. I don’t want

soft laugh.

meeting tonight. I’m heading back too. The driver can drop you

her way to

passenger

smile, she slipped into

gave her a half–smile. His breath carried a

So, where to? Your

to shake her head, but then remembered that

nodded instead. “Cypress Cove

turned

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