Adrian remained silent for a long moment before finally dragging his stiff body toward the bed. Yet he refused to lie down.
Seeing his overt resistance, Lila felt a heavy ache settle in her chest. It stung.
Her voice turned cool. "What exactly are you trying to say?"
At the same time, a nagging sense of unease crept into her mind. So many details in this second chance were shifting away from her memories. Had her choices altered the course of fate so drastically?
In her past life, Adrian had been distant, but he had never shown her this level of raw, undisguised coldness.
An oppressive silence descended over the wedding chamber. They stood facing each other across the expansive bed, neither willing to yield.
After what felt like an eternity, Adrian's voice sliced through the quiet. "
