CH290 Amelia Fury II
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However, the challenges to Drake and Amelia's relationship did not end there.
To truly validate Amelia's sacrifice—and to raise a noble family worthy of her—Drake needed more than battlefield victories. He needed allies. And for men of power, handshakes and ink on parchment meant little. Such agreements could be torn apart as easily as paper itself.
What bound noble families together was something far stronger.
Marriage.
Drake had been ready to flip the table the moment it was suggested. But the one person who should have opposed it most—Amelia—was the one who stopped him.
"You cannot allow the sacrifices of our brothers and sisters to go to waste," Amelia told him firmly. "More important than your pride is your responsibility to the people who fought under you. You have a chance to claim a noble title and give them the peaceful, better life they deserve."
"But Amelia, what they are asking of me is—"
