Her breath caught.
Was that a confession?
Sonia shook her head immediately rejecting the thought before it could take root.
It couldn't be.
Besides, they had nothing in common.
Nothing at all.
And to be saved by him was already enough for her...
But the words had sunk deep, too deep that she felt her heart tremble under their weight.
For twenty years, she had lived with her parents, she never held a boy's hand but when Lady Monica brought the marriage proposal, she had agreed.
Not because she was anxious but her mother had said it was her earnest wish to see her settle down.
And the promises that came with the proposal were just the same.
My family and I can I only bet on you and we hope you can be happy.
Sonia had believed she would be happy, she had trusted their words.
And that was exactly why she would never trust such vain promises.
It was her trust that left her broken, destroyed, and almost annihilated.
