Alexandra kept a cool composure, determined not to allow this wild version of him to rattle her cage. She was, however, positively stunned by the question, for she was wholly uncertain of his reasons. Their courtship was typical, bland even. Flowers arrived at the exact right occasions, their conversations then weren't any more riveting than they've been for the past decade. Alexandra had accepted his offers only because she was scorned once before and didn't dare risk a second missed opportunity. Theirs was a marriage of convenience, never passion, never happiness. The longer she sat with his question, the more she realized it was the first personal question he'd ever truly asked of her.
"Was it not because of my everlasting beauty?" Alexandra replied, her voice dripping with sarcasm. She paused then to take another sip of her wine, its sweetness a direct contrast to the icy air between them.
"Was it not because of my everlasting beauty?" Alexandra replied, her voice dripping with sarcasm. She paused then to take another sip of her wine, its sweetness a direct contrast to the icy air between them.