“You don't need another one, and you're drawing attention to yourself. Try to chill for a second and explain to me what you mean by ‘you’re marrying whoever wins?’” “It’s rigged, Sam. Under the table deals have been made. Someone in Earth and Emerald is helping to pull the strings. The syndicate are going to win, one way or another. And if Alex doesn’t, I’m supposed to marry whoever does.” I held my stomach, feeling nauseous. “Ugh, this is like a movie, but the kind that doesn’t have a happy ending. It’s the kind where you are left slack-jawed and trying to figure out what you just wasted two
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