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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.

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“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.”

out the chair next to Allen, shrugged off his coat, and tossed it over the back of

casually rolled up the cuffs of his shirt and quipped,

bit sheepish. “That was a

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

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

flight. Skip the drink,” Allen said,

a faint smile, without uttering a word, and

swept across the table, finally resting on Alden sitting

marriage license, Alden? I flew all the way back

glass, and

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bending down, she apologized.

it right.”

reached out

yelped in

“Watch out!” Alden exclaimed.

saw blood oozing from her hand, Alden dashed to her

her hand, his voice soft. “Still

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

at the table, he put

out

and get that

on its own

expressions of Allen, Zane,

could clearly see through Alden’s

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smile and patted

delicate since she was a little girl, so

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a half–smile and slid the fish dish in

loved it as a kid,” he

an older relative.

uncomfortable.

hated it when he brought

keeping her head down,

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banquet, Alden and Luna never

up with a polite smile. “Sir Graves, it’s getting late. I’ve

in his mind,

work always comes

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

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bat. “No thanks.

country. I don’t want him to end

soft laugh. “Don’t worry. I’ve got

back too. The driver can drop

Kaia made her

to hop into the front passenger seat, but the driver

smile, she slipped into the

half–smile. His breath carried a faint whiff

okay. So, where to? Your

to shake her head, but then remembered that

she nodded instead.

expression turned

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