Chapter 56

• All the confidence Tapiwa had walked out with from the coffee shop had vanished by the time she got back to Jadon’s house. Her nerves had her in a stranglehold, barely allowing her a full breath.
• Tapiwa paced. She twisted her fingers together until they hurt, but barely registered the pain past her swirling thoughts. An arranged marriage? Seriously? Tapiwa shook her head. She knew she shouldn’t be so surprised her parents had come up with that, but it still shocked and hurt her.
• It also humiliated her that her father would think she was only good enough for an old widower. Tapiwa cursed under her breath, turned, and headed for the kitchen. She needed something to calm her nerves and remembered Jadon had alcohol there.