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reasons.”

You almost smile.

He looks at you carefully.

“I also meant what I said at Doña Mercedes’s residence.”

Your heart begins to pound.

“You said many things.”

“Yes,” he says. “But only one made you look ready to run.”

You look away.

Marriage.

The word feels too heavy.

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