Chapter Thirteen - In black and gold

Regina I followed Dante's lead out of the building. It wasn't until we were outside that I was able to breathe finally. "Are you okay?" He asked as he pulled away from me. I nodded. "I didn't expect things to happen like this" he shrugged. "You don't have to handle our business with the Arcanes" I finally said what had been bothering me. We had not spoken about it, so I was shocked to hear him make that decision. "How convincing will this marriage be, if I don't do something as little as that" "We've already convinced them. There is no need...." "Do you know why Andrew Arcane came over, tried to subtly ask that question of who he will be dealing with about this whole thing?" I shook my head. "He was trying to find out if our story was real or if your father was double crossing him and humiliating his family. Going back on that is not an option" I nodded, completely understanding. "I just don't like the idea of doing things we didn't talk about" It made me feel like I owed him more. "Yo