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The immense oak doors of the chapel flew open, a violent crack that shattered the solemn stillness. Gregory Bridgerton staggered into the aisle, his chest heaving, sweat tracing his temple. A collective gasp rippled through the ton, echoing in the vaulted space. He paid them no heed, his gaze riveted on the bride standing terrified yet luminous before the altar. The groom stood beside her, a placid obstacle in Gregory's path to a genuine heart. He gripped a pew to still his shaking limbs, his eyes never leaving the woman he was desperate to rescue from a cold, arranged future. The air grew thick with the scent of scandal and desperate yearning as he began his determined walk down the long aisle.