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XXXI. Marked
Trust Bradley Miller to ruin everything great happening in my life.
"Hey, what is it? Your face suddenly screams murder."
"Brad." I spat out bitterly. I can't believe his mere text can ruin my day. Killiad and I were just talking about the upcoming Knight Empire annual Gala when my phone chimes on an incoming text. Now, I regret opening it.
"What did he say?" Killiad asked worriedly, promptly taking his eyes from the road to look at me.
"He wants to talk.” I said a bit casually and in a hushed whisper I added, “Guess honeymoon was finally over." I muttered looking away from his searching eyes.
“What was that again?”
“I said, he wants to talk.”
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