The Reluctant Bridegroom

oor at the back of the church. He was waiting for

is. Marrying some naive village girl just to please his g

at if he didn't marry Sophia, he would be cut off from the

ld get through this. He would marry Sophia, produce an h

had expected her to be some kind of country bumpkin, but she was actually quite pretty. Her lo

er couldn't help but notice how well it fit her. She had

ng this beautiful, innocent woman for all the wrong reasons. He knew h

motions. He repeated his vows, exchanged rings

t a sense of relief wash over him. It was done. He had

rtainty in her eyes. She was clearly overwhelmed by th

ke an effort to make Sophia feel more comfortable. He

?" he asked, tryin

miled weakly. "I'm just a lit

lot to take in. But I'm here for y

d too much. He didn't want to give her the wrong idea. He w

aw something there that gave him pause. I

e had underestimated Sophia. Maybe she

e bright sunlight, Asher couldn't help but w