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to say that madeleine was disappointed was an understatement -- her countenance fell visibly, and she felt despair enter her heart. and yet she could not fault aaron for her wants. it would be over a year before claudia came into herself and could be the woman whom the rosings alpha desired. and yet it caused her great despondency. 

"i understand, monsieur," she murmured softly. so her ward would not marry, and madeleine had no intention of allowing her to simply be married off to another, despite aaron's best interests.