117 My Savior

Sigmund laughed. "Take you instead? As if your value equals hers. This insignificant daughter of an earl has caused me more trouble than you ever could. Do you honestly believe I would listen to you?"

I hadn't moved a muscle since he first grabbed me. I had been so stupid! How could I have let my guard down like that?

Now I was probably going to die here for the second time and Al would be forced to watch. Tears ran down my face and plopped onto the blade of the knife pressed against my neck.

Had I really gotten a second chance at life here simply to fall in love and then die again immediately after? There were so many things I didn't get to do. I never even got to consummate my marriage!

My heart threatened to beat out of my chest but it was breaking at the same time because of the look on Al's face. I wanted to tell him it would be okay somehow even though I didn't believe it was true.