Falling for Sakura
she said.
“I will be honest with you, Sakura,” Haruka began, her tone sober and serious, her eyes rather sad. “As a matter of the one, I don’t actually know, because Kenji was chosen for me even before I was born. It was decided the Suzukis and Tanakas would join bloodlines through marriage. It is the way of our heritage. The way we strengthen our families’ wealth and power.”
“I see,” Sakura said, nodding, suddenly realizing her mother had had no choice in the matter of choosing her own husband. Unlike her, who had more than one to choose from as her potential other half. Should she consider herself lucky?