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“Benyst, who is that woman?”
“Maria.”
“Duh. But who is she? What’s her deal?”
“She is my former lover.”
“What!?”
I grabbed Benyst’s arm and spun him around. Royal, Spin and Noiryn crowed in behind me, and we stood together in the tight stone hallway.
“It was a long time ago. Maria was my first love,” he looked at Noiryn, “I should have told you.”
“We all have a past,” Noiryn’s voice was soft, quiet.
“Sure,” Royal grumbled, he moved closer to Noiryn.
“Benyst, I need to know everything about this woman. Was it a bad breakup? How did you dump her?” I asked.
“She rebuffed me.”
“Seriously?” Spin’s shocked voice sounded from somewhere around my knees.
“Sorry, dude,” I reached down, and he crawled into my arms.
“Yes, I asked her to marry me…”
“What?” Spin and I said in un
