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Congratulations. You've just gotten engaged to Breckon Hawthorne, heir to
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one of the most powerful families in Strickfield. You're excited, nervous,
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and honor. But tonight, at dinner with the Hawthorns, you'll
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learn the truth about what it really means to join
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their family. What's that you want to be scared to?
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Come with me. You will experience tales over opera, ghosts,
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and death death. It is not recommended for the week
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at Heart Heart listeners in the dark, it's more fun
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at that way way. This is Weekly Speaking. Hello, my spookies.
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It's Wednesday, and you know what that means. It's time
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for a little spooky in your weekly. I'm your host
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and narrator, Enrique Kuto, and we have quite a terrifying
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visit to Strickfield planned for this evening. But before we
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get to that, I want to say thank you so
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much for joining us. As the summer months continue to
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do appreciate your help. But now, as for tonight, they
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say when you marry into a powerful family, you marry
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their secrets too. For Priscilla Miren, getting engaged to Breckon
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Hawthorne was a dream come true. Prestige, power and love.
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What more could she ask for. But when she's invited
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to dinner at the Hawthorne mansion, she'll disc that the
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family she's marrying into doesn't just keep secrets, They feed
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on them, So get cozy. We're diving into that story.
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After this meeting the family by Rob Fields, You're sitting
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in the living room waiting for your date to come
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and pick you up. You've been dating Brecken Hawthorne for
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over a year now, and all that time he's shown
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you so much. He's taken you to exclusive clubs where
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you can only enter if you're with him. He's taken
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you to restaurants where it seems like only the privileged
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can dine. Ah, but that doesn't matter to you. Right
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you are Priscilla Miron inside the Strickfield gated community. Other
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Mirns look at you as the royalty that you are.
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You are the eldest daughter of the most prominent Miran family.
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Your father is Honor Mirn, but your mother, Ah, Yes,
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even though she isn't your biological mother, Rosalie Miren is
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the most important woman in the Miran family. Your mother
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is thee Madam Mirn herself. Rosalie adopted you as her
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own once she had both become Madame Miren and accustomed
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to how things ran. Rosalie is actually young enough to
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be your older sister, just the same. The power you
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possess when people know that you're the daughter of Madame Mirn.
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Is evident that prestige attracted the attention of one Brecon Hawthorn.
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From there the arranged relationship would commence. It was agreed
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between Madame Mirn and Brachus Hawthorne that their children would
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have a courtship. For the longest time, Brecon treated you
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like a queen. How many times has he told you
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that he would do anything for you? How many times
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has he told you that your wish would be his command?
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You both know that this arranged courtship would eventually strengthen
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the power between the Hawthorns and the Mirons. More than anything,
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you want only to please your parents. Being the daughter
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of Madame Mirn is prestige in itself, but to become
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a Hawthorn with Miran blood would truly be prestige personified.
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You gasp when the doorbell rings. You're ready to get
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up and answer the door, but your mother appears and
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commands you to remain seated. You obey Madame Miron without question.
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She's never become short with you, though you know how
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truly evil this woman is. To be Madam Miren, you
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would truly have to embrace evil. Madam Miron answers one
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of the double doors and reveals Brecon Hawthorne. She invites
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him inside and escorts him right to you. Brecon beholds
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your radiant beauty, especially when he sees that you've just
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gotten your breasts surgically enhanced. After all, a mer and
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woman is not as such without the breasts to define her.
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Madam Mirn herself spared no expense to get you the
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size you desired. Normally, you'd be having your coming out
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party soon, but your courtship to Brecon is as close
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enough to a coming out as you'll be getting. Suddenly,
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Brecon goes down on one knee before you. He compliments
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your beauty, especially with your new enhancements, as he takes
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your hand and kisses it. From there, he surprises you
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with the most beautiful engagement ring you've ever seen before,
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asking Madame Miron for your hand. No, it's not, Honor.
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Rosalie is the matriarch of both the family and the
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whole Strickfield Gated community. It is a little known fact
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that women are the heads of the Miran colonies. Each
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one bears the title of Madam Miron, and none is
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higher in each colony. You know deep down that you
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love Brecon and plead deep in the pit of your
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stomach for Madame Miron to give this man her blessing.
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But why wouldn't she? After all, you, being betrothed to
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Brecon is what both she and his father want. Right
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upon receiving the blessing from Madam Miron, Brecon places the
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ring on the third finger of your left hand. Then
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he says that he loves you and promises to both
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serve you and be your ever faithful husband. From there,
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he reveals that it's time for you to meet his
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family and that you are invited to the Hawthorn Mansion
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for dinner tonight. When Brecon helps you to your feet,
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you can't help yourself and kiss your new fiance right
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in front of your mother. She never admonishes you, however,
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Instead she takes your right hand and tells you to
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enjoy yourself at the Hawthorn Mansion tonight. She even tells
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you that you may be spending the night there if
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it becomes too late. You thank your mother for all
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that she's given you. She nods once in acknowledgment and
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sees you both to the door. After you both say goodbye.
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The entryway closes. From there, Brecon, still holding your hand,
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escorts you to the limo. He allows you to get
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him back first before before he comes in and sits
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with you. Brecon sees how you admire him, especially since
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you are now engaged to be married. Before long, the
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two of you come together and share some kisses. When
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you eventually hear the sliding panel moving, you know the
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two of you have privacy. Since the drive to Ridgeway Heights,
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where his family lives, is an hour, You allow yourself
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to be relieved of your dress. When Brecon is also
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naked before you. You allow him to pleasure you, as
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he has done so many times during your courtship. You gasp,
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then laugh at the pure pleasure you're feeling. By the
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time the limo reaches the Hawthorn Mansion, the two of
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you are dressed once more. When the limo finally stops,
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Brecon tells you that it's time. You're not safe yet
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weekly Spooky will be right back. You allow Brecon to
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bring you out of the limo. You've only ever been
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outside of Brecon's mansion, never once have you been inside.
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You can see that his parents are standing at the
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French back doors. Like you and Brecon, they are also
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formally dressed. You don't recall ever seeing them in person before,
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yet you've wondered many times why they would allow their
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son to court you. Brecon finally presents you to his parents.
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This is Priscilla Mirn, the woman who I am to wed.
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He glances to you, now, Priscilla, these are Braccis and
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Alexandria Hawthorne, my parents and yours. Once we're married, you
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can barely speak to them, But then you remember that
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you are royalty and conduct yourself as such. You have
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no problem breaking the ice with Breckon's parents, after all,
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they seem most pleased to finally meet you. Finally, they
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invite you both inside. Brecon escorts you to the living
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room where other members of the Hawthorn family are seated.
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You remember the elegant looking woman of about your age
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sitting in the recliner MEETSI. Hawthorne is Brecon's older sister.
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In fact, she is the eldest child. In the beginning,
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she gave you that look that said she probably wasn't
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going to like you. Just the same, she indulged her
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younger brother and talk to you in time you became
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close enough to do things together, you had heard both
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Brecin and Meetsi talk about the other siblings in their
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youngest brother Asa and their younger sister Vain. In fact,
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the way they're looking at you makes you feel uneasy,
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but you brush it off, remembering that's how neats He
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was with you at first. It's when Braccis and Alexandria
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announced that you and Brecon are to be married that
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Asa and Vain both give you softer expressions. You engage
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in conversation with your future family. Before long, one of
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the servants enters the living room to say that dinner
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is ready to be served. Bacis tells all of you
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that it's time to move into the dining room once again,
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you allow Brecon to take your hand to help you
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to your feet. From there, he escorts you into the
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grand dining room. Soon Alexandria takes your hand and brings
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you to your place at the table. Once seated, Alexandria
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helps you bring your chair closer to your place. Once
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all of you are seated, Bracis tells the servants to
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serve the meal. Then he tells you that it's a
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very special banquet. Prepared in your honor. When you look
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at Brecon, who's seated next to you, he smiles and
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holds your hand once more. As you're looking at the
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Hawthorn family, you can't help but wonder why are they
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always so oh pale? You knew that Brecan was pale
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when you first met him. Neatsy was just as pale
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when you first met her. But to see the entire
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family looks rather pale. As Brecon holds your hand, you've
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always felt it was cold to the touch. Then again,
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Brecon was always mild mannered whenever the two of you
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were together, except, of course, when the two of you
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were being intimate. That was when he showed you that
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he was a real man. And how many times had
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you and Neizzy held hands? No, the two of you
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had never been intimate the way you had been with Brecon.
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But you and Neisi shared many things with each other.
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You've both shared intimate details that you've made solemn promises
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to keep secret between just the two of you. Neatsi
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even called you her sister. Yet every time the two
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of you held hands or even hugged each other, she
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herself was cold. Then you finally observe that every room
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in the house is warmed by a fireplace and lit
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by candles or torchlights. You remember Neatsy telling you that
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her family was very old school and didn't use gas
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or electricity in their mansion. Perhaps that explained why everything
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seemed cold. When the first course is served, you are
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most surprised when you're given a dish of raw meat
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that appears to be saturated in some kind of red sauce.
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When the servant appears next to you with the gravy bowl,
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Neatsi immediately recommends the sauce. You allow the servant to
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give you a generous helping over your food. From there,
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Bracis declares that the family may dine. You have eaten
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a good five courses with the Hawthorn family, while you
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yourself have certainly dined on exquisite dishes that those living
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outside of your walled community could only dream of seeing,
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let alone tasting. You have never seen foods quite like this.
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Much to your surprise, you were able to eat every
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single bite. You almost want to ask what the food
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was exactly, but you don't wish to insult Breckan's family
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in any way. It's true that you're going to be
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a member of the Hawthorn family soon, But you fear
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the wrath of your mother more if she were to
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be upset by your actions. You keep your mouth shut
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and continue engaging in pleasant conversation with the family. Late
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in the evening, Brecon brings you into the bedroom that
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the servants have prepared for the two of you. Once
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you both know that you're quite alone, you engage in
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sexual bliss with each other once again. Once more, Brecon
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shows you that he's more than capable of pleasing you
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in bed. You yourself know that you are just as
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pleasing and desire arrible to your fiance. When the two
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of you are finished, you let Brecon hold you in
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his arms. Even then you realize that he's always felt cold.
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There is a fireplace in the bedroom, but it's not burning.
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Despite feeling so frigid, you're so very tired that you
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fall deeply asleep. Don't go away weakly, Spooky will be
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right back. Eventually. You wake up, still naked and with
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the blankets covering you. You quickly sit up and wonder
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where is Brecon. You realize you're going to have to
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put your dress back on to go and look for him.
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When when you finish dressing, you leave the bedroom. Soon
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you come face to face with one of the servants.
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After asking Brecken's location, the servant points outside. You thank
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him and allow him to escort you to one of
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the French back doors. He opens it and gestures for
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you to exit. After the servant closes the door, you