cole's head as she hurr

ationship felt less like a marriage and more like a back-alley deal sealed in silence. Because she'd feared for her o

elchair and, according to rumor, completely blind. Testing the t

wered flat

curled tighter around the gun, the muzzle su

ut that the price tag was still dangling from her toy gun. Yet, her obvious in

l on his wheelchair and turned around. "It's late," he said coolly.

as still a virgin? Why had he abruptly decided to drop the matter? Did t

that one wrong word could provoke him into snapping her neck without warning. In the end, she convin

n a low, cautious voice. "You can't move around easily. T

Connor shut his eyes again, his expr

e felt abandoned, all surface-level luxury with none of the comforts

igilant. As the hours dragged on, the cold crept deeper into her bones. Her eyes slid back to Connor's still figur

rose quietly and laid the blank

Connor's eye

unusual his eyes were-deep brown tinged faintly with blue, clear yet un

mbled out, voice low and stiff. "Sorry, I didn't m

tune out discomfort, including the biting cold. "I

rs had before her, the marriage agr

s and pressed carefully. "Ho

self. With eyes that striking and unmistaka

ice steady as he pointed it o

ed against his palm, twitching helplessly like a nervous reflex she couldn't control. Heat flooded

dn't married you, I would've been pushed into some other marriage arrangement anyway. I don't r

orld already this messy, switching partners was indeed pointless. Settling on that conc

w passed his test. After a brief hesitation, she leaned closer, lifting her hand an

drew back her fist and thr

er crossed Conno

sympathy crept in despite herself. Blessed with a face like that, had

.

or proved far less frightening in person, and the marriage itself felt quietly finalized. Having already stepped onto t

arely fit for use. Inside the refrigerator sat stacks of pre-packaged meals and

d they stopped short of finishing the job? Rather than ending things cleanly, they had left Connor maroon

ies, she chose what remained unspoi

Connor watched her every movement