Chapter 155

"What are you saying?" Ethan asked, blinking rapidly like he hadn't heard her correctly, as he stared at her across the candlelit table.

Elena took a deep breath, her heart pounding as she prepared to repeat the words that had just tumbled out of her mouth without permission.

"I'm saying I want you to be my husband," she said clearly, looking at Ethan expectantly. "That's what I'm saying."

Ethan continued to stare at her like he had suddenly forgotten how to form words. His mouth opened and closed soundlessly, and Elena could practically see his brain trying to process what he had just heard.

Oh God, Elena thought,...