My Grandmother Announced Her Pregnancy at 54 – But Her Secret Fiancé Shocked Us Even More

stealing from him.

He looked smug arriving at court in charcoal gray, Celeste hanging from his arm while his mother stood behind him like a crowned serpent.

“You look exhausted, Mara,” he said outside the courthouse. “Poverty suits you.”

I touched the sleeve of my plain black coat. “Does it?”

Celeste’s gaze drifted toward my stomach.

Not visible yet.

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