Chapter 15 The Heart Doesn't Lie

• I can’t shake off my state of shock. I feel like I’m floating on a cloud. Everything seems unreal, as if I’m living in a dream.
• I shift restlessly in bed; Adrien’s gaze is on me, measuring each of my movements. He watches me closely, as if he wants to read my mind.
• — You don’t have to answer now — he says softly —. I want it to be special. I want you to meet my parents, and I want to meet yours. I want to ask for your hand, as it should be.