NOELLE
Azren stares at me like I've lost my mind. What he doesn't know is that I am desperate. My heart is going haywire in my chest, tears stinging my eyes. The thought of going back to the hell I just barely managed to escape from is terrifying. All I can do right now is hope that he'll help me.
"I can't do that," he says, and my heart plummets. Fresh tears well up my eyes, slipping down my cheeks. That's it, I'm done for.
Just as I'm about to pull away, he grabs me by the hand. I look up at him, more tears streaming. His expression is blank. I can't tell if he feels sorry for me. No, scratch that. I can't tell if he feels anything at all.
"I can offer you something else though," he says and my mouth goes dry.
"And what's that?"
"A contract marriage," he replies, and my eyes go wid
