Lady Rosella Baker, Rose for short, wants to choose the man she marries. However, after her mother dies, her father chooses a man she has never met before, Lord Alexzander. ~~~ Lord Alexzander Russo has sworn off love and marrying again after what happened with his first wife, Emille. When Alexzander is visiting the Baker Manor, Lord Jackson Baker offers his daughter's hand. What will he do when the man who killed his first wife shows up again? ~~~Excerpt~~~ Rose opened the passageway door to Alex's room. The only light in the room was the moonlight from the window. "What do you want?" he asked from the window, not looking back at her. Rose could hear the hurt in his voice. "It wasn't me," she whispered. "It sure as hell sounded like it." Rose moved towards him. "Stop, Rose." She hesitated but didn't stop. She reached out to touch his arm, but he grabbed her pinning her to the wall. The curtain closed, and all Rose could see was his silver eyes in the darkness. "I told you I would leave in the morning," he growled, "what more do you want?" "I love you," Ratings and others: Rated M Word Count: 26894 Pages: 197