Chapter 010

It was as if I were being bombarded with all this contract talk from Andrei Carter. He was talking a mile a minute about what it entailed and all that, but I was lost.

Still, he kept throwing out questions, asking if I agreed completely, if I was okay with it.

How could I possibly say yes or no, when I didn't have a clue what I agreed to? I had made it abundantly clear that I hadn’t signed any marriage contract with him, yet he continued to push the issue.

By the time dinner rolled around, I was completely drained.

Two days as a married woman, and already I was up to my eyeballs in chaos. I needed sleep like a drowning man needs air.

***

I awoke to find Andrei calmly seated in his wheelchair, his distinctive smile greeting me as it always did.

As my vision adjusted to the light, I noticed a tray resting on his lap, carrying a warm cup of tea and several freshly baked cookies, whose tantalizing scent wafted through the air.

“Edna was just outside with these treats,” he explained, hi