As soon as Noémie reached her room, she closed the door and pressed her back against it.
Why was her heart beating so fast? What was this strange feeling spreading through her chest? Heat pulsed beneath her skin, as if a fire had been lit inside her, warming her from within and making her sweat.
No. It was wrong to feel this way. So, so wrong.
“Stop it,” she whispered to herself, shutting her eyes in an attempt to drown out her thoughts.
Did he really mean it? Or was he simply proposing marriage because she was about to give birth to his child?
Of course, that had to be the reason. What else could it be?
But there was no way she could accept his proposal. No. That would only bring more misery into their lives when they already had more than enough to bear.
However… that wasn’t the o
