Reclaimed by My Alpha(Reclaimed by My Ruthless Alpha)
The friendly, bookish man who’d been so curious about the outside world had been intended as my husband?
“That’s…” I didn’t know how to finish the sentence.
“I know it’s a lot to process. But you have to understand, arranged marriages aren’t about romance in our world. They’re about creating the next generation of gifted children, ensuring the survival of our abilities.”
I thought about Karl’s genuine smile, his curiosity about my life. Had he known? When we’d talked in the hallway, had he been thinking about what might have been?
“Does he know?” I asked.