Chapter Content
Lucian tilted his head back to look at her, "If I reject you, you might start to think I'm not interested, and that's not the case at all. I love you, and I don't want to lose you," he said, "I don't want you to lose me either. That's why the marriage has to wait."
"I'm getting older and uglier with each passing day," she sighed, her eyes falling on the book he was holding as if it was his new mistress. She didn't want to show the hurt from his rejection and decided to take it out on the poor book. She reached over his shoulder and pulled it from his grasp, "I'll become a crone, and you'll leave me to die alone, surrounded by cats."
He caught her wrist, and brought it to his lips, kissing the back of it as he saved the book by placing it on the desk, "My lifespan is shorter than yours, I should be the one worried about getting older and uglier every day."
...
Unlock the full book
This chapter requires a one-time full-book purchase to unlock.