Lila remained standing in front of Aldrich, she was still in shock and a mix of shy and ever so slightly as she searched his face for any trace of a joke, any differences, or something humorous that might explain his decision, the surreal announcement he had just given her. A marriage.? tomorrow is the wedding?
He wanted to marry her, as is?
The words kept echoing inside her head, refusing to settle, refusing to make sense. She blinked rapidly, her mind a haze of disbelief and hollow confusion. Her lips parted, but nothing came out. The room felt smaller; air had been tightened as if Aldrich had stolen every ounce of oxygen with his declaration.
Marry? Really? When? How? Why? What?
But the question that stabbed her the most was the one she didn’t dare speak. Why me?
Her heart hammered
