Saving The Alpha
I try to focus on the words as I say them, to imbue them with as much sincerity as possible.
"I, Sophia, take you, Nicholas, to be my husband. To have and to hold, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, until death do us part."
Nicholas repeats the words after me, his voice steady and sure. But as he looked at me, I could see the calculation in his eyes.
Not an iota of affection.
I just wondered why he even wanted to marry me in the first place, why had he insisted?
As the priest pronounced us husband and wife, I felt a sense of relief wash over me. The ceremony was over, and it was time to face this new phase of my life.
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