istered. The second was the soft, crisp sheets against her sk

ened h

ome, with sharp, aristocratic features, but his skin had a translucent

er a glass of water. His voice was gentle, yet it h

cing together the fragments of memory from last night.

my life last night. Then you collap

nl

ike a lead weight. So this was h

a puzzle. She woke up in a strange place, a needle in he

continue, the door to the room w

nley mention a "Miss Sharp" during admission and knowing the other Miss Sharp

on, and Seraph

y burst into tears. "Brother, it's her! That's the one

saster! What are you doing here? This room was prepared fo

. "Mr. Finley, I am so sorry you had to see this. This is ou

You can't mean to marry her. She's nothing but a curse herself.

rmance with a detached, a

and his frame was slender, but as he stood, an aura of

nt, protective barrier. He looked at the thr

voice cutting through their noise. He looked at

arion. "Second, I broug

nd third, and most importantly, from this moment on, she is my fianc

he man they had written off as a walking corpse, now radiatin

ation crumbling. "But... but she's no

em with my choice? Or shall I call your father and explain how you're i

a sick man. It was the look of a pred

lings. "Of course not, Mr. Finley. We were just... worried. Chloe

t them. "Then take your worr

ned, resentful siblings out of the

her bed. A strange, unfamiliar warmth bloomed in her chest. For the first

ra vanishing as if it had never been there. He

he said softly. "I hope

s man, this contract, this marriage... it was all bec