"Let's announce our marriage."
Anna's words echoed inside Daniel's head long after they left her lips.
He stared at her as if she had just rewritten reality in front of him.
"Y–You want to?" he asked, needing to hear it again—needing to be sure he hadn't imagined it.
Anna exhaled softly, a sound caught somewhere between nerves and resolve. When she didn't immediately answer, Daniel's brows drew together.
"If you don't want to, then—"
"I want to." The eagerness in Daniel's voice cut her off completely.
The intensity of it left Anna frozen for a few seconds. She blinked once, then twice, before her lips curved into a smile so genuine it softened every sharp edge in the room.
"Okay then," she said lightly. "Come here?" She patted the seat beside her.
