Chapter 39

Chapter 39:

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The clerk shifted uneasily, eyes darting between them. Couples usually walked in brimming with excitement, whispering and laughing, but these two carried the air of strangers parting ways. Together, they looked flawless—she as radiant as a star…

…on screen, and he was tall enough to turn heads—but neither of them allowed the faintest spark of joy to show.

After a few strokes of their pens, the clerk pressed the seal and slid the marriage certificate across the polished desk.

Cathryn’s gaze went straight to his name the moment the certificate was in her hands.

Damien Brooks.