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I run my fingers through my hair, glancing again at mywife. She’s smiling at something the guard said and my gut twists.
She’s absurdly beautiful. I meant it when I said she was flawless. Nobody should be as perfect as she is—it’s unfair.
Dad puts his hand on my shoulder. “Your mother really likes her. So does Natalia and Evander.”
“Jason, too,” I glumly add.
“It’s not a bad thing.”
Not a bad thing unless you’re trying not to fall in love with your wife—something even my dad told me not to do before the wedding.
“I don’t want to hurt her.” I voice the words aloud, wishing I could explain this to my wife. But how can I admit the truth when I know it will only make her pull away from me?
Isn’t that exactlywhyI should do it?
Still, I can’t stomach the thought of it.
“I am sorry you are in this position.” Dad frowns. “I did everything I could to get you out of it. But your life doesn’t have to be all bad. She’s a good person, Stellan.”
“I know,” I groan. That makes it so much worse.
Wisteria glances my way and our eyes meet. Her grin widens and she says something to the guard before making her way toward us. My dad slips away, allowing some semblance of privacy.
“Do we have more questions to answer?” She looks up at me, chewing on her bottom lip. “Because we still haven’t had breakfast and I’m hungry.”
“We’re done,” I tell her. “Let’s go get some food.”
Wisteria glances down, her eyebrows furrowing as an uncertain look crosses her face. Her eyes flash so fast I can’t even comprehend the color before they are purple again. She takes a deep breath, squares her shoulders, and thengrabs my hand. And it’s the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen in my life.
I officially have a crush on my wife.
I’m in so much trouble.
10
Can you keep a secret?
Wisteria
When Stellan leads meawayfrom the restaurant, I’m not surprised. However, when he drives toward home, I can’t help but feel disappointed.
Is this it? Is he now going to tell me it’s not safe enough for me to leave the beach castle-mansion? Am I going to become a prisoner here too? Too precious to be allowed outside of the safety of the castle walls. Too ‘important’ to risk like that. Too stifled to live. The thought turns my stomach sour. Even as we drive toward home, my mind races.
“Since it’s practically lunch now, I thought you’d enjoy eating on the beach. There is a place my family loves to go.” Stellan keeps his eyes on the road, but he does squeeze my fingers gently. “I figured you wouldn’t want to eat at the place we were attacked. We can go home so you can get cleaned up, but then we’ll go.”
My heart soars.
He doesn’t intend to lock me away. Everything is okay.
I let out a breath. “That sounds perfect. I’m not picky.”
To be picky, I’d have to actuallytryanything other than what the chef made me back home.
When we get home, I rush through a shower, drying myself with magic, and I throw on another new dress that Natalia picked out for me. I leave the ruined dress on the bathroom floor, but I’ll worry about that later.
“I like this dress too,” Stellan says when I finally come out of my bedroom. “You look beautiful.”
My breath gets caught in my throat. “Thank you.”
