THE GENERAL'S BRIDE
lence pressing down on her like a weight. Damia
blic, we act the part. In private
, that he assumed she would just fall in line li
ne being c
the door interrup
already knowi
me
Damian stepped inside, hi
said, his tone leaving
"Oh? Another list of ru
, clearly not in the mood f
ather
t. Instead, he stepped further into
t the type to waste words, so whatever
going to make this work, we n
ch, coming from the man forcing me
ave agreed to it, but it's happening. Fighting it
d you? This arrangement doesn
ce with it," h
ed that
or lack thereof-didn't matter. That he would treat this ma
d
just anothe
remain steady. "Fine. You w
ms. We'll present a united front in public, bu
n't what sh
ace, if only to keep appearances. But this? Thi
So, this is just a
es
ld have fel
t something strange
point
was rid
teful that he was
l be events, formal gatherings, times when you'll need to play the role of a milita
sharply. "So, I
is. But if we fail to make this believable, people will
head. "What kin
d. Then, his expression hardened aga
feeling that he was ke
fists. She hated bei
get out of th
ed a brow.
have a say. But if I have to be stuck in this
ng resembling amusement fli
oing to be forced into this marriage, I refuse to be just another genera
a long moment. "And wha
ad. All she knew was that she couldn't let her
said, "I wa
didn't change
's civilian work or something administrative, but I
or a long time. The
in
blinked
within the base," he said
ected him to a
made her mor
e catch?"
o work, I won't stop you. But you need to understand one thing-your safet
"I can take ca
like the outside world. There are protocols. And if you ste
ue, but deep down, s
just about
, she was tied to D
vive this marriage, she nee
y. "Alright. I agr
nodded.
ut before he reached
more
ncing over his
s gaze. "Why do I get the feeling this marria
but there was a flicker of som
as quickly,
oo much," he
aving Evelyn standing there with
ng wasn
g to find out ex