Waiting and Awaited
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"I accept Father. But a bride will have to wait."
The Bells are among the hundreds of families living in Castille Manor in an era when mankind is as close to Utopia as it can ever be. Calista Bell wanted to follow a different calling but a twist of fate and fish landed her in a completely different position.
Tyrone Castille had his whole life mapped out as dictated by society. A duke inherits the dukedom on his 25th birthday. He is also expected to present a bride.
In an era when a human invention invades the intricacies of love and fate, and marital bliss is assured only when vials are broken, how do you fall for somebody you already know is destined for you?
How do you know that fate is right?
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