Chapter 5 Be My Bride

• “Be my bride”
• The words hung in the air, so surreal that they felt almost like a bad joke. My body reacted before my mind could catch up, a cold sweat broke out across my skin, and my hands began to tremble uncontrollably. I stared at him, waiting for the punchline, for some sign that this was all a twisted prank. But his expression remained cold and unyielding. Slowly, my shock gave way to anger, a burning heat rising from my chest to my throat.
• How dare he? How dare he corner me like this, making such a demand?