As I stride through the house, I can’t help but look around. Everything is familiar, yet not. Already I’m about to jump out of my skin, and I’ve only been in this place for an hour. My collar is tight around my neck, and it takes all I have not to tug at it. Staying here is temporary. First thing tomorrow I’ll find a townhouse, since it appears I’m acquiring a wife. I reach the top of the stairs at the same time Pierce steps out of an open doorway. Without a word, he follows me through a set of double doors at the end of the hall. I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve stayed in
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