CHAPTER 1/Cassandra's Point of View/ I stood as though my feet were nailed to the floor. The world around me came to a stand-still that even a graveyard couldn't compete with. Alpha Stephen's words had taken me by surprise. He brought his fingers to my face and wiped off the tears I didn't realize I had been shedding. "Don't think too much about it, sweetheart, now that your mom and dad are dead, there is no one to take care of you—""I cannot marry you, Alpha!" I yelled at the top of my voice, cutting him short. His eyes widened in utter surprise... why is he surprised? that a poor omega like me could reject a rich alpha like him?He closed his eyes with his eye brows furrowed. His nose flared as he drew in small puff of air. Then, he opened his eyes and I saw the bright red color they had turned to, which was different from their usual blue color. "Cassandra, I will say this one last time..." He said through gritted teeth, "Marry me."My lungs felt constricted, like it had been
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