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    “I’m not under anyone’s spell. I’ve just opened my eyes to the truth about this curse. Katie, listen to me. Stay away from her, or you’ll regret it,” Joselyn growled.


    Though Joselyn despised both Ynda and Christina, she brought up Christina deliberately to strike at Ynda’s pride. If she provoked Ynda enough, perhaps the woman would walk away from Brendon out of spite. A man as exceptional as her son had no shortage of wealthydies waiting to marry him. He didn’t need either of these troublesome women.


    “Katie, take good care of Brendon. I should go,” Ynda sobbed, pretending to leave in tears.


    Katie caught her hand quickly. “You’re my brother’s wife. Where could you possibly go? If he wakes up and doesn’t see you here, he’ll worry himself sick.”


    “But Joselyn despises me so much. Staying will only upset her,” Ynda wept bitterly.


    “Katie, let her leave,” Joselyn ordered, ring daggers at Ynda.


    “Ynda,e on. Let’s step outside for a bit of fresh air. We can talk it over when Brendon wakes,” Katie whispered before leading Ynda out of the ward.<fn9b1e> Checktest chapters at find?novel</fn9b1e>


    Joselyn watched them go, anger rising in her chest. Both her children had chosen to stand with an outsider instead of her.


    The next day.


    Golden sunlight poured through the wide picture window, spilling warmth over the two figures nestled in each other’s arms. When Dn opened his eyes and saw Christina curled up against him, a smile spread across his face, full of quiet joy. These days felt almost dreamlike, and he lived in constant fear that the moment he awoke, it would all vanish.


    But each time he stirred and found her still in his arms, the reality of her presence settled deeper, and he held her tighter.


    Christina stirred awake, a faint pressure rousing her as her eyes fluttered open in a daze. The very first thing she saw was Dn’s eyes—deep and mesmerizing, more enchanting than any stars in the sky, as if they could draw her soul straight into his.


    She breathed in the faint trace of his scent, and it sent a restless shiver through her body, her heart drumming wildly in her chest.


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    “Morning.”


    Dn’s voice, already low, carried the rough edge of sleep, its husky timbre so alluring it seemed to hum right through her.


    “Good morning,” Christina answered softly.


    Her heart, which had only just begun to settle, suddenly started racing all over again. The beat was too fast, too wild to control.


    “Thump, thump…”


    It was pounding so fiercely that a faint blush crept across Christina’s cheeks. She was certain he could hear it.


    Dn noticed the crimson blooming across her face, her shy expression betraying her, and a smile curved at the corners of his lips. To him, she was the most adorable girl in the world.


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