The Captain I Married by Chance novel Chapter 267

Nora opened her mouth but couldn't form a single coherent sentence.

For years, her entire life had revolved around her mother's illness and her career.

Aaron had just been a splash of color in her otherwise bleak existence.

He had never been the center of her universe.

She was a creature of habit. Having dated Aaron for so long, she had just assumed they would go through the motions—proposal, marriage, children.

She had placed a quiet hope in him.

If forced to pick someone to build a family with, she would have chosen him without hesitation.

She had thought her seven-year relationship was just a mundane, ordinary love story.

She had no idea that someone else had been silently waiting for her in the shadows all along.

Like a predator in the dark, watching, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

And he had actually managed to catch that moment.

"My grandfather had no idea about my transfer to Arvendale. He never knew how I felt about you."

"But I'm deeply grateful to him. If he hadn't brought up this marriage arrangement, I would have had to work a lot harder."

"At first, I thought about just coming clean to you. But you had just uncovered Aaron's filthy secrets. I didn't want to take advantage of you when you were vulnerable, and I didn't want to make things awkward between us."

"So you pulled me into the Special Task Force just to get close to me?"

Nathan chuckled at her bluntness.

"Maybe twenty percent. It was a selfish move, I admit."

Nora raised an eyebrow. "And the other eighty?"

He gave her an earnest look.

"Nora, have you forgotten how brilliant you are?"

"Your expertise isn't just top-tier in this region; it's practically unmatched nationwide."

"There's something you need to know."

He abruptly shifted the conversation back to the kidnapping.

"Do you know why they went to such extreme lengths to take you?"

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