CHAPTER 46

“YOU HAVE A secret,” Soren said, his tongue pushing, forcing those words out of his mouth.

“I do,” Misha said bashfully, her face threatening to redden.

And what secret could that be? If Soren would take into consideration the conversation he just had with Ellis, he should already have an idea what that secret might be, and he vacillated on whether he would allow Misha to reveal it to him, or that they should just proceed with his proposal. If that was Misha’s secret, he really didn’t need to know about it or confirm it—he’d still marry her and bury that secret in the past. A dozen dark secrets from her would not hinder him from marrying her, but if divulging it to him would make her breathe easier, he was ready to listen to her.

“What is it?” he asked and held his breath.

“It’s embarrassing,” she said.

He swallowed an imaginary lump in his throat.

“You look nervous,” she noticed and chuckled.

He chuckled, too. “It’s because don’t know what secret you’re going to tell me,” he said and