Aurora loves doing embroidery. Attending parties? Not so much. That’s why she spends her time at one staring at other girls’ dresses. While there, she’s suddenly bonked in the forehead by a small object. It turns out to be a ring, and it comes with a surprise bonus: a proposal from a stranger! …Well, maybe […]
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