90: The Wedding Is Called Off

ADRIANA’S POV

“N-no, it’s…I….”I shut my mouth, not knowing what to say, that he won’t perceive it the wrong way. He doesn’t need to know I’m opposed to the idea of marrying him today, he is still under the guise of me doing everything he wants. Giving myself to him fully.

“You don’t have to get so nervous, I know marriage is a big thing and you must be worried. But that is the least of our problems right now.” his back straightens and my stomach tightens in fear, this always happens when the old him comes back.

I don’t like the side of him I just saw, he was a little bit like the person that chased me that night, his threats I’ve come to realize were playful. I’ve heard what he sounds like when he is actually threatening someone and it is not something I want to relive again. So yeah, his tone changing is bound to make me nervous.

“You’ve never met your mother?” he asks, walking to the foot of the bed. I expect him to sit at the dresser at the very least or drag a chair but no, he sit