LOVING THE WRONG BRIDE
I rushed down the hallway, my mind already running through every possible disaster, and found my mother sitting stiffly at the head of the dining table, her hands folded so tightly her knuckles had gone pale.
"Mother, what's going on?"
She didn't answer right away. She just stared at me, her lips pressed into a thin line, like she was measuring exactly how much anger she could let out before it consumed her.
"Tell me," she said finally, her voice deceptively calm, "what is the responsibility of a woman in the house?"
I blinked and glanced at her.
"What?"
"You heard me." Her hands unclenched, flattening against the table. "What is the responsibility of a wife in this family, Adrian?" she repe