The drive back to the mansion was done in tense silence. Jozef stared broodingly out the window, his scarred visage flashing in the dim streetlights that they passed. Shaun didn't know what to do with herself, so she sat as quietly as humanly possible, not wanting to draw attention. She didn't know how to feel. Part of her was upset that she'd ruined their perfect night, even though she couldn't possibly accept Jozef's proposal.
The other part of her was angry at Jozef for pulling such a stunt. He had to have known what her answer would be. Didn't he?
Maybe he didn't. She glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, watching his frozen expression. He sat completely motionless as though lost in thought. Maybe he really did think Shaun would want to marry him. What in his experience had t
