"I can wait for your hiccups to end," Damien said, making himself comfortable. "It wasn't in my plans to share this with you now to make you uncomfortable, but after hearing your assumptions about why I married you, I felt it was important you knew the truth."
Eloise cautiously lowered her hand, testing that the hiccups had stopped.
What was she to say when one of the most eligible bachelors was now claiming he liked her before their arrangement?
They were already married, but still. Eloise thought there were no feelings involved.
"I am not asking you to like me now, Eloise. I know I can win you over as the years go on. You know the truth now, so you don't need to worry about me having plans to use you. Are you broken?" Damien asked, wanting to touch Eloise's face, but knew she needed her space.
"No," Eloise answered. "I am merely surprised. "From what little conversations we have had during the times I collided with you, I did not get the sense that you had feelings for me."
