My hand drops to her left hand, and I raise it between us to see the cheap little diamond. “Marry me.” She takes another step back, and her hand falls to her side. Her lips part on a small gasp, but she says nothing. “Think about it, Charlotte. If you’re my wife, the Lords can’t touch you.” The Spade brothers don’t have the same rules as the other Lords. If I make her my Lady, only I can hand her over to them. It changes everything. I will have full control of my wife. It won’t matter what assignment she has; it’ll void it. So her assignment won’t be a fail on her end. It’ll be the biggest
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