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[ @coryaxley ]
Charity’s parents had sent her a letter requesting that she return home for a weekend in order for them to take her to a ‘special dinner’ to make a ‘big announcement’ and her heart sunk when she realized what that meant. They’d arranged a betrothal for her. She expected this after them bringing it up all summer, though she didn’t think it would happen so soon.
She reluctantly made it back to her parents on Saturday, spent the afternoon listening to her Mother talk about how she was going to love him and that she just had to keep an open mind. She got ready in the dress they’d bought her just for the occasion, tied a bit of her hair back because her Mother always insisted it looked better down even though she hated having her hair in her face, and then apparated with her parents over to the Yaxley’s.
Her Father knocked on the door, standing proudly and obviously very happy to have found a suitable match for his little girl.
The second his parents had spoken, Corban knew what was happening. He shouldn’t have been surprised, given they’d recently betrothed Elise too. That didn’t mean he wanted it, either. Love was stupid, and he sincerely hoped whoever he was marrying didn’t care who he hooked up with, or they were going to have issues.
Reluctantly, Corban went to the door, answering it on behalf of his father. He was dressed fairly decently for once, much to his disgust. “Welcome to our home,” Corban murmured, plastering a charming smile onto his lips as he stepped aside to allow them to enter, resisting the urge to wrinkle his nose at the sight of Charity.
