SERENITY KELLER
Marry him?
Those three words dropped into my heart like stones into still water, sending ripples spreading outward. My head spun. For a moment, I thought the one who had lost too much blood was me, not the man kneeling before me with a proposal.
I looked down and studied him closely. His gaze was focused and reverent.
He wasn't joking. His hand holding mine was trembling. I couldn't tell if it was from his injuries or from nerves… But nerves?
Could Elias Vernal actually be nervous?
I didn't know. I didn't know anything.
All I knew was that Novella was leaping for joy inside me, and no amount of scolding could quiet her. All I knew was that my heart was racing so fast I could hear the blood rushing through my veins.
