MR. THORNE
It's been almost a week of being married to Joanne, and having to spend almost a month in Miami with her has brought to mind all the undeniable reasons why I decided to stay away from her in the first place.
And the reasons why it was supposed to stay that way.
The first day I met her was the day of the arrangement marriage. She was younger than I had expected, much younger. Too young to be dragged into all of this. She looked like she was trying to keep it together, biting her lip and forcing herself to hold her gaze even though I could see the nerves. For some reason, I couldn’t take my eyes off her. I had expected someone a bit colder, someone hardened. Instead, she looked like she was trying to keep herself from falling apart.
Her reaction was quite understandable. She
