She has some short-term memory issues. The Duke quite bluntly laid it out he wasn't interested in her or marriage and she agreed. Don't get all worked up when he doesn't want to play house with you.

I would have introduced you to my sister!Dude, do you even know all your sisters?

Oh sweetie, put everything in writing, even it's "i will not abuse you". Get a 3rd party to sign it.

How dare a squirrel not act like a lion! They must be vicious beasts that murder and shred things at birth! She should have chewed her way out of your womb! What do you know about House Aslan, we know everything! Fcking morons. She's a tiny squirrel. She's also descended from a house of squirrel shifters. I can't believe they actually think she's sick because a squirrel isn't behaving like a lion. Wait, nvrmd I can. They're probably expecting her to eventually shift from squirrel to lion even though no one else has ever shifted twice.

Hi Laisia, it's been a while. ILU, but since I can't see you I set fire to this village you were planning on saving, so come see me now.Your obsessive devotee Lawrence the Trash.

I hope this doesn't start an epic long plot of further denying our feelings, miscommunications, and someone being afraid to "stray from the original plot". Stake your claim Tia!

She has so many irons in so many fires with so many double and triple crosses I'm not even sure she would be the best leader for the Empire. It started with the simple plan to keep Lawrence off the throne, but it's gotten so convoluted and strung out I barely care if she gets thrown under a bus.

That's a long awkward ride home.

It's been about a 100 chapters since we've heard from them. I forgot we'd even been up North. Didn't they have some sort of treaty with them?

What was the significance of the earrings? I can't remember.Gaspar and Benedict got what was coming. I'm just sad it was so quick.

I hope that blue flame leaves a scar.

Isn't this the Duke her brother has already post-divorce, pre-engaged her to already?His childhood friend?

Was this supposed to be a surprise turn of events?

But Aunty, you forget you are Lady Seymour. Not Duchess Valentino or even a Lady of House Valentino. This maybe a couple lines too many. She's long had too much power and why does she have enough of "her people", to do what she wants. Time to go Aunty, but she knows too much to let her go, so she can go to the dungeon.

"I investigated the Everett family"Well it's about damn time. If I was being forced into marrying my family's enemy, that would have been the first thing I would have done. And where TF is Aunty Up to No Good?

You are not helping yourself dude.

Both of the brothers are scum. I hope they tear each others throats out. For as certain as dad was that he was going to get control of the Valentino house did he just give up on that plan? That was the whole point of the marriage and literally nothing came of it.

Oh good, I was missing our third wheel to make things more awkward. 🙄

Do to me as you wish, but leave my maid alone.

Ick. At least by getting married and leaving she only has one man harassing her at a time. It's always ridiculous when they refer to each other in the family by their first and last name. It would be one thing if they didn't share a name, to use it as a way of pointing out their differences. But they all have the same name.