A week passed. I didn’t hear from Raven. I was glad about it. But happiness didn’t last long, as here he was standing right in front of me, looking calm and unbothered, exuding the very darkness I felt enveloping my life. I felt suffocation. My heart pounded in my chest, matching the fury in my eyes as I glared at him.

“I am not marrying you, Raven.” I spat, my voice thick with defiance. I would marry anyone but him. He was not even in my last option for heaven’s sake.

Raven ...