
Author · Mara Northbridge·English
A wedding seating chart erases Owen's name each time he refuses the contract, leaving a place only beside the bride.
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Opening scene
Owen's seating tactic has to stop Mara's chair before the chart makes consent look tidy. The display cable, the bride-side seat, the debt number, and Selene's neutral-exit rule all point to a role someone else assigned.