Silent Vows

ConnerThey thought she was unsuitable as a bride because she was mute.I thought that made her perfect.Silent. Invisible.

I could pretend she didn't even exist.

Noemi

I've been promised to the Irish.

My father will kill me if I refuse, just like he killed my mother six months ago.

His merciless ambitions stole the light from her eyes and silenced me in the process.

I haven't spoken a word since her death.

That didn't stop Conner Reid from choosing me to be his bride.

He threatens my composure and in...