Adam's POV

For now, I felt calmer. It still hurt, being called a bastard, knowing my real father was dead, dealing with my parents' attitude and all of that.

Still, something good had come out of all this. I was going to marry Emma. At first I hadn't wanted to marry her, but given my situation, there was no better option. She was the best choice to be my wife. And I had also discovered that I was attracted to her, that she excited me, which would make marriage a little easier.

I planned to