My Wife Is Bound to Another Man
Seven years ago, a fire breaks out, and Adeline Kerrick's father risks his life to drag Elias Penrose out of the flames. Knowing he won't survive, he entrusts Elias with the one person he can't bear to leave behind—his daughter.
Elias promises to love Adeline with everything he has, and that even if she ever changes her mind, he'll give her nine chances.
Seven years later, they're married, but Adeline still won't let Elias touch her. He puts it down to her being young, innocent, and naive, and he cherishes her all the more for it.
When her cramps flare up, he holds her all night and keeps his palm on her stomach to warm it.
When she craves cinnamon rolls from a specialty bakery, he driv