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"Married?" Carolyn couldn't have surprised him more if she'd told him they had to dig their way in with a spoon.
"I mean, pretend to be married," she said quickly. "Pretend to want to get married. I know, it's a stretch, given how we both feel about marriage. But that's why it might work. It'll be a total charade. An act."
"Back up, buttercup. Explain this to me step by step. Like I'm one of those non-professor types."
She tugged her fuzzy bathrobe tighter around her and perched on the edge of the couch. "Sacred vows like marriage are very important to the Light Keepers. All marital unions are supposed to be sanctioned by the father. Even though I've been named a pariah, they would most likely grant my request for my father's blessing. Especially if I go crawling back begging. Which
