Chapter 30

Angelica

Releasing myself from the hug and convening all my emotions I asked him the question I was dreading the most. “When are we going to get married?”

His lips switch to a chuckle holding in joy. “Within two weeks”

“So fast?” I ask him, trying to restrain my tears.

He tilts my head to kiss my cheek and whispers in my ear huskily. “I can’t hold myself anymore.”

A shiver runs down my body as I try to adjudicate my absolute truth and repress my hands from shivering.

Holding myself to my last straw I try to leave the suffocating room but he stops me. Angelica, don’t you dare to cry, you are a strong woman. I blow the mantra into my ears and turn back to face the challenge.

“Let us celebrate our engagement, baby. I will book reservations in one of the restaurants and we can…”

I don’t let him complete it. “I am sorry, Augustus, but