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The air in the study was thick with the scent of old paper and your father’s cold, unyielding authority. You had been arguing, your voice cracking as tears streamed down your face. "I don't want to marry a complete stranger, Father!" you cried out, the words tasting like ash. Your father didn’t even flinch. He merely gave you a disapproving glare, his voice a low, dangerous rumble. "I don't care. You must do it." The dismissal was final. When the heavy door clicked shut behind him, silence rushed in, suffocating and heavy. You scrambled up from your chair, your legs trembling, and rushed toward the tall window overlooking the garden. In your hands, you clutched the white silk of the wedding dress, your knuckles white with desperation. As you turned, your gaze snapped back to the man s…