“Are you quite wedded to spending the rest of your days in Scotland?” “I am, actually,” he said without hesitation. Sesily removed her hand from his. “What a pity.” She turned to face the rest of the room. “I shall have to locate another with whom to flirt.” “No one said you couldn’t flirt with this one,” Seleste pointed out. “It’s not as though flirting leads to marriage.” “No,” Sesily sighed, distractedly scanning those assembled. “But it’s much more fun if it might. And I’m not ending up in Scotland. No offense, Your Grace.” “None taken,” Alec said. “Should I apologize?” “It would not be
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