Semua Bab The Governor's Wife: Bab 1 - Bab 4

Through the haze of her dreams, Astrid heard someone repeatedly call her name from far away."Astrid, Astrid!!"She moaned, burrowed deeper into the warmth of her blankets, then pulled her pillow over her head, as if doing that would send the insistent voice away.But the blankets were poor cover for what was coming. Because the next thing she felt was the bite of morning air as the blankets were pulled off her."Wake up, Astrid, your sister is missing!"Astrid's eyes flew open, and she sat up immediately, her heart racing, as she was confronted by the stress all over her parents' faces.Her head swam from the disorientation of being awoken suddenly, and she pressed cold fingers on her heated face.Later by midday that day, a ceremony was going to be held on the grounds, in the expansive garden Astrid and her twin sister Ingrid had played in as children.Astrid had only just gone to sleep not long ago, and she still needed to be up early to take care of any last-minute arrangements.So

Astrid opened her mouth. Nothing came out.Behind her, the band struck up another song. Someone called for the bride and groom to share a dance.Knox got to his feet, and she followed helplessly.He stood motionless, his gray eyes fixed on her face, then he turned around and left.Astrid turned and saw her mother's ashen face.She could only wonder what Knox was going to do now.He only made it three steps away before he stopped.His shoulders went rigid. His hands curled into fists at his sides.Astrid's mouth dried up in fear.She was sure he was about to proclaim to everyone present that the bride was a fraud who had conned him into marriage.Some of the guests who noticed the tension went quiet, a ripple of silence spreading from the groom like a stone dropped in still water.Then he turned around.And walked back to her.Before she could speak, before she could breathe, his hand closed around her wrist. Not hard enough to hurt. Hard enough to make it clear she had no choice."We n