novelxo Chapter 128
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I let him go, but step to the edge of the banister to watch him as
he heads back downstairs. I see that his hands are clenched into
fists, his knuckles white. The only thing belying the tension behind
that strange question he just asks.
And frankly, I would consider it.
Did I want to marry Daniel?
What were the alternatives? Were any of them anything I could
actually accept?
“Are you ready?” Daniel asks, coming out of his room in a chic suit, looking so much like his dad at that moment that I just stare
at him. He blinks at me, confused.
And I realize that there is absolutely no heat between us, between
Daniel and I.
But me and Kent…
Damnit, we could start a forest fire, if we weren’t careful.
What the hell was I supposed to do with that?
The next morning I get up very early, stretching my arms over my
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head as I consider my plans for the day. The stables, for sure, but…well, I hope that if I can catch Kent early, maybe he’ll let me go visit my sister and my dad this afternoon. I haven’t seen my dad in so long, and my visit with Janeen just made me miss him so
much.
I climb out of bed swiftly, then, eager to get started.
Dinner with Daniel had been really nice and well, Kent had been
–
right. The dress he suggested really had drawn the eye. Not that Daniel really noticed. Instead, the experience just solidified for me just how much of our marriage will be a cozy friendship instead of.
Well, instead of something else. Something spicier.
As I pull on my tight riding pants, I consider Kent’s words last night. Is marriage to Daniel really my best choice in this world? Did I really want to trade my hand in marriage – my own trump card, apparently – for something I’m sure won’t truly fulfill me emotionally?
If there are other ways to demonstrate my loyalty to the Lippert family – and keep the benefits of my life here – shouldn’t I explore
them?
My mind surprises me, then, by turning to Ivan.
He had told me himself that he was throwing his hat into the ring. And, well. He noticed me in ways that Daniel certainly does not. I have to admit, too, that I’m definitely drawn to him.
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Was there something there, in that option?
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I bite my lip, considering it as I pull my boots on. He’s still Kent’s enemy. What would it mean, really, to consider Ivan as a romantic option? What would it cost me, in terms of my connections to the Lippert clan?
I sigh, finally getting my boot on and hunching my shoulders for a minute. These questions are way too big to be asking without coffee. My mind on a caffeine boost, I walk to my door, pulling it open, ready to head downstairs.
I’m shocked, though, to see someone already there.
I jump backwards as the figure hurries past me and then down the stairs. He’s got a hoodie pulled up over his head, so I can’t see who it is, but he’s certainly young, and with the height and broad shoulders of a guy.
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