Elia
For a moment, I froze. I couldn't believe that Scarlett embraced me. But I could feel her warmth around me. I felt all the worries, all my tensions melting away and after a beat I hugged her back. The past few days had been hell. With my mamma forcing me to get engaged to Carmella, no doubt fueled by her, I was torn between my duty and responsibility against my heart.
It was no big deal earlier, getting married to Carmella. After all what more was it other than a stupid ring and a few stupid vows. But now it felt like a whole new paradigm shift. The idea of getting married to Carmella was suffocating now. I didn't want to marry her. I wanted to spend the rest of my life with the woman whose arms were
