Chapter 41

Anastasia:

“Elijah…”

My eyes widened when he moved back to pull out a black box from inside his jacket’s pocket. He opened it revealing a diamond ring. My heart raced as I processed what he was doing, and despite us being in an isolated soundproof room, I knew that everyone could technically see us.

He stood up from his chair and I shook my head not wanting him to get down on one knee. My eyes already tearing up at the sight “I know this is sudden, and I know that we’ve been rocky lately. I was meaning to ask you this since your mom…”

He paused to look me in the eye, his eyes speaking the words he didn’t say as not to hurt my feelings. I nodded as tears blurred my vision. The idea of mum knowing of this only made this a lot more special for me, especially since it made me realize that he must have spoken to her long before the two of us fought. The fact that he was sure about us getting married, not hesitating despite us not knowing one another, as a couple, for long only made this