The carriage ride had been awfully quiet.

Amelia either wasn't the talking type or she was just flat-out ignoring me. I knew she wasn't too thrilled about my proposal but I am certain that she is my mate. Her heart is still closed off due to the rejection she faced at the hands of Eliot's idiotic brother, Crane. Why reject such a nice girl with good qualities? Amelia was very pretty.

Whenever she stared at me, there was this certain intensity in them. She was the first girl I had seen who wasn't too thrilled about my proposal. Ladies always bowed to my feet but I wasn't really interested in...