Chapter 5

I was in a state of shock when I heard those words and not the good kind. My breath hitched. I was lost for words. I just could not grasp the fact I would marry a total stranger. I did not know a lot about social engagement and social activities, but what I did know was that two people marry out of love, not out of a deal. At least that is what all the romantic novels and movies told me.

Sure, I had read about arranged marriages, but that was in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Not in the present.

I knew I was too long too quiet. I had to say something, but what?

"I-I am a-afraid I-I do not u-understand." I stuttered.

When the words left my mouth, a sinister smile was plastered on the young male's face of Edric. A shiver ran d