C72 I want our marriage to be kept secret

"But, I can't..."

Loney's expression darkened. His hopes were crushed. His heart pumped with the speed of an aeroplane. She didn't want him?

"You - can't - marry - me?" He let out word by word, his heart shredding. According to the contract, this was where it ended. He had nothing to hold her to. She agreed to be his woman but she didn't want to be his wife.

"No, don't overthink this. I mean