Chapter 19

Yosef's reply was cold. "You think it's a waste, and you probably think I'm doing her wrong. You'd always thought we'd tie the knot, right?"

Ophite had once asked him when he would pop the question to Zara, just like his folks had.

With a hint of a tease, Ophite said, "Ms. Lowry's the full package, a real catch. If you let her slip away, there'll be a line of guys ready to swoop in. I just don't want you to end up regretting it when she's off the market."

Yosef's tone was flat. "She won't be."

"She won't go for someone else? Are you that sure of yourself?"

Yosef shot him a look, acting laid-back and indifferent. "Hey, if you're so interested, why don't you give it a shot?"

"You're such a jerk," Ophite muttered, steering his horse a little farther from him. He understood why Yosef was so full of himself, though. Zara had been nothing but compliant for the last three years.

Zara only ever had eyes for Yosef. She hovered around him constantly, barely taking a moment for herself.

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