Chapter 121 ~ Navine ~ I'd do anything to ensure the marriage never happens. If my father had a resolve of not getting married to Yvonne and she was able to manipulate him in less than six hours, then the Bellamys were doomed. The speed of it still unsettled me. Less than six hours. That was all it took for her to dismantle years of my father’s caution and replace it with certainty that didn’t belong to him. Whatever hold she had over him was dangerous — far more dangerous than I’d initially assumed. I'd do anything to ensure that marriage never happens, including teaming up with Nathaniel. That alone spoke volumes. Nathaniel and I didn’t usually align this seamlessly unless the threat was serious. This wasn’t just about family pride or inconvenience anymore; it was about survival. Ab

