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“I almost destroyed everything I worked for with a stupid statement,” Christopher spat out. He was speaking to Millard who was seated beside him in the car. They were on their way to Beramont Palace.
“What happened?”
“Mill, I told Hannah that I’d never force myself on her. If anything happened between me and her, it would be with her consent. That was another way of telling her I want her as a mistress.”
“That’s what you sounded like the time you sent us to Ossawa to relocate her family and her. May I remind you of the exact words you used?”
“No need for that,” he fumed. “I know what I said. At that moment, I was confused. I know that I wanted her like I’ve never wanted any other woman. I didn’t yet know it was love. I’ve never experienced this before. Mill, I’m going crazy f
