Chapter 142
Chapter 112
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Elena’s POV
1 sat in there, in front of Deacon, utterly dumbfounded and roned on my seat while looking at him blanddy, trying to process what I heard from him as I couldn’t believe my own ears,
Did he say what I think he said?
He never ceased to surprise me, making me feel xil kinds emotions I never felt before, but this was the first time I actually felt like I was at a complete loss for words
“… ahh…” I stuttered, not knowing how to reply.
In the end, I could only blink a couple of times in disbelief and utterer in pure shock, “What?”
With my heart still pounding in my chest and oxygen seemingly being pulled from my lungs, I let out an awkward laugh filled with disbelief.
Shaking my head and crossing my arms in a subconscious move to keep my emotions safe from these butterflies he’s giving my stomach, I commented, “You can’t be serious, Deacon. You and I…”
Pointing at him and me back and forth, I continued, “We…we barely knew each other before this war.”
I admit he brought me feelings I never felt before, not even with Bryson. But those were exciting emotions that I wasn’t sure if it would last a lifetime or if it were even true to begin with.
“But he’s not a bad choice, isn’t he? He’s hot!” Ava, my wolf, popped in my mind and teased me.
I pierced my palm with my nails underneath the table to stop myself from blushing after Ava’s teasing
“Shut up!” I scolded before completely shutting her down until I calmed myself, but with how my heart kept betraying my inner indenial by its fast beat and hard pound, I’d say that would take a long time.
She probably had to wait for Deacon to leave my sight.
Probably feeling the tension building up within me, Deacon leaned back in a casual manner, a mocking smirk rugging at his lips before he let out a soft chuckle. With a motion of his hand, he commented, “You can rest at ease, Elena. I’m just joking.”
I stared at him like another head grown from his neck.
Tilting my head, I observe him and pay attention to his tone. Though it was light and supposedly lightened up the tension in the air between us brought by his sudden words earlier, it brought my stomach into a twist instead.
It was joke? A joke?!
“Well, that so–called joke freakignly brought me on a rollercoaster ride with blazing fire and near death experience every second of it,” I thought dramatically, scolding him in my mind.
My mind went into total chaos, and I was having a hard time finding words to refute him. If I was speechless earlier, right now was even indescribable.
Luckily or not, before I could find words to use to respond to him, he strained from his seat, and his gaze turned serious.
Now, he meant business, and hopefully, no more words would turn my emotions upside down.
“But in all honestly, I do need a wife.” Using his hands to emphasise, he added, “Like in general.”
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Chapter 112
“What?” I asked the same question I did earlier, but no, I had more confusion than shock.
“My brother is set on arranging marriage for me, and so far I have no interest in the candidates he’s sending my way,” he explained, which made my brows furrow even more.
What was the king on about recently? Was he too bored in his life or something? Why was everything and everyone got something to do with marriage?.
“You can’t defy it?” I asked when he didn’t reply.
Shrugging, he gave me a knowing smile. “You know it as well as I do. He might be my brother, but he’s still the king. I just thought that since we were both pressured into entering a marriage, we might as well do it on our own terms.”
Now, that piques my interest even more.
“What are you proposing, exactly?” I asked.
Yes, his proposal and change of mood brought me in a turmoil, maybe even a bit of dismay, but now that he’s speaking rationally, I found it sounding more reasonable.
“What I mean is that if we decide to marry each other, we can at least control our lives,” he said as a matter of fact.
“So… let me get this straight. You are proposing a marriage of convenience?” I stared at him, waiting for his answer, feeling skeptical if I understood him well.
To my surprise, he nodded his head. “Exactly. Think about it, you don’t need to worry about marrying someone unworthy of you just because you’re pressured into entering one, and it won’t be a forced political marriage either.”
“And…” He took a pause, watching my observation before thoughtfully continuing, “If by any chance you meet someone you truly want to be in the future, we can get a divorce. No questions asked.”
I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Him… A prince and a great commander were actually offering me a marriage for convenience. For all I know, there’s a long line of noble women lining up to marry him.
“Why don’t you just wait for someone you love? I know you can do something to buy yourself some time. Why get pulled into the pressure?”
He’s a prince and a commander. The one on the other end of the lien might be the king, and he might have no power to outrule him, but he has what it takes to give himself more time, unlike me.
I saw hesitation in his eyes, and he pinched his fingers as he quietly replied, “Because the person I want to marry is…” Heaving a sigh of disappointment and pain, he continued, “She’s already married to someone else.”
My breath hitched upon hearing it, and out of nowhere, something sharp seemingly pricked my chest.
So, he already loves someone? Who was it? Do I know her?
Why was I in pain? It’s not like it’s any of my business if he loves someone or not..
“I see…” Was all I could reply, feeling confused myself.
Silence lingered between us as I sorted my thoughts and emotions, but all to no avail. Echaling slowly, I replied, ” I need time to think about this.”
