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Region: Official European Union

Eastern-States wrote:He gets up and grabs her wrist. He gently leads her to a sitting area.
He talks in a quiet, soothing voice. “Now now. Don’t talk that way. Our cause is
not dead. You have me. Forget about your crazy family. They’re out of the picture.
You and I are free to do whatever we please.” He pauses. He gets up and walks over to
a cabinet. He takes out two glasses and a bottle Côte-Rotie. He pours her some wine. He pours some for himself. He walks over to her. “Drink some. This is a personal favorite of mine.” The two sip their wine in absolute silence. He breaks it. He opens a cigar box. He takes a pouch from it. He hands her the most beautiful ring ever made. “This ring. It was made in Persia 200 years ago. It is one of the most valuable pieces of jewelry I own. When the fascists removed my mother from power in CK, they demanded we hand over all of our gold, silver, jewelry and diamonds. We managed to smuggle everything into Chricoma. This ring is made from 24 carat gold, and the ruby is worth well over 15 million dollars. I want you to be my wife. We don’t have to have a fancy ceremony.”

Fordana

“When the fascists removed my mother from power” HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA LMAO

Alexandra just stares at him silently. She shows no spark, no excitement, no happiness. She doesn’t say anything, yes or no. She sits down and begins to watch him, taking a sip of the wine. Slowly she begins to cry over all that has been lost. She sits there and cries

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