Chapter 14—Sequentia: Suscitatio

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1. Continuation: Awakening.

Aaron Darveau

Aaron stood there for close to a minute thinking over what she just said. “This is what you meant when you said you chose me.” Realization dawned on him. “This whole damned thing is a marriage proposal. You’re asking me to marry you!”

Karen smiled brightly and nodded.

He backed off a step and stared at her in stunned silence while the ramifications of that filtered through his mind. He looked at the ground and said, “Wait a minute.” He held his hand up as a barrier between them while he slowly piece...

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