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R-18, No Rape.
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Sterling promised, "I will never abandon you, Faye. I meant that promise the moment I made it, and I'm fully intent on keeping it until my dying day."
He spoke to Faye reassuringly, not wanting her to know he was just as worried about going to Eastcarin as she was.
He reassured, "We will muddle our way out of this mess, successfully."
With his hand, he gently smoothed out her sleep disheveled hair. He said, "I have a few tricks up my sleeve. I am confident we will come out of this just fine."
The Duke recognized the anxious expression on her face. He could see Faye was feeling as insecure and scared as him. She was just not as good at hiding it as he was.
Sterling was exhausted. He had not slept well the entire night trying to dig up an answer to save his butterfly.
It wasn't until Carter knocked on his door last night and delivered one like a saviour.
