Chapter 200

Selena’s POV His question caught me off guard. I couldn’t move. I was just staring at him like the world vanished, and there’s only the two of us left. My heart was racing loud and fast inside my chest. I could feel my stomach twisting. My hands are sweating. And my mind is in chaos. It was loud. Almost deafening. He doesn’t want me to marry Alex? Why? “Why won’t I marry him?” I couldn’t stop myself from asking. I want to know why he’s against it. I want to know his opinion. I want to know what he thinks. He swallowed hard, and his lips parted a little. There was confusion in his eyes, and it seems to me that he didn’t know the answer either. He just wants me to not marry Alex. He inhaled sharply, and then he looked away and shook his head. “It’s…nothing. Don’t mind me.” I gritted my teeth as I stared at him. He’s a coward. “Alex is a good man,” I said, voice cold and stiff. “I know you see me as a little sister. But you can trust him. He will take care of me.” He looked at me painfull