"And in exchange for their assistance, they want us to get married."
It took me a while to recover my voice, and when I did, all I managed to croak out was, "What do you think about t-that?"
Alexander retracted his hand and my cheek immediately felt empty. He turned his body to stare at the shabby ceiling. I didn't understand why he was more fascinated by moldy wood rather than my gaze but chose to not say anything. Well, with my voice backing out, it wasn't like it would be easy to.
"To be honest, it's a great opportunity to get things done faster and easier."
My chest throbbed.
I hummed in reply to let him know that I was listening.
"The pack was fine with the proposal, too," he continued, still staring at the ceiling. "And it's not like…"
"Like what?"
"It's not like I'm attracte
