“I also do not want a situation in which my husband is unfaithful to me,” Cordelia said. “I will not marry you and turn some blind eye to whatever you do, James. I would rather be alone and scorned, and you would rather be free—” “Daisy,” James said. “I would never, ever do that to you. When I make a promise, I keep it.” She shook her head. “I don’t understand what you’re proposing—” “A year,” he said rapidly. “Give me a year to make things right. Let us be married and live together as friends. We are exceptionally compatible, Daisy. It might well be a great deal of fun. I promise I will be
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