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There was a strange energy in the courtyard of Radford House today. A beautiful, formal setup had been arranged in the mansion’s sprawling open-air space. The suitor's family had arrived to meet the daughter of the house. They were being treated with the utmost hospitality, but all the color had drained from the young man’s face. Kian, 28, sat with his head bowed, a cup of spiced tea held loosely in his hand. The girl’s mother, Chloe, looked at him with concern. “Kian, dear, you haven’t...