KOOKIE:
My mouth hangs open for seconds as I stare at Elias. He has to be joking, asking me to marry him at a time like this. It is not surprising that he might have feelings for me, but it is too impromptu to reveal them, and sadly, I do not think I feel the same way about marrying him. Sure, he is attractive, but I have more pressing issues than drooling over a six-foot-tall hunk of an alpha male who has the most gorgeous gray eyes and a perfect body.
Fuck, why the hell am I describing him like I am attracted to him? I question myself as I shake my head, trying to pull myself back into the right headspace.
“Elias…” His name leaves my mouth, but nothing more comes out. I shake my head, and I watch his face fall. “How can you ask me such a thing at this moment?”
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