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That what I thought too, he shouldn’t be considering how to tie her close to him from intimidation, but how she will find love, support, and comfort in him, cause sooner the agreement that the princes’ made for her to get wed is gonna bite him in the ass
Lia and the Duke have no chemistry and he seems kinda douche "how much more intimidating would I have to be to keep you from leaving?" if a guy said that to me irl that'd be a huge red flag.