Forced Marriage
"Hehe."
"You seem to be in a good mood, my lady."
"Of course~ How could I not be~"
"…?!"
Anne seized my hand. Then she pulled me straight into her arms and hugged me like a doll.
"How could I possibly be in a bad mood when I'm with my Noah~?"
"……."
Everyone's stares were nothing short of unbearable. Right. In their eyes, this must have looked like nothing more than a pair of siblings who'd finally made up and grown close.
"Noah?"
"Yes?!"
"We're telling him today, aren't we?"
"Ah… yes."
We were on our way to Father now—for no other reason than to announce our engagement.
—So… I'll love you, Sister.
Somehow, I had ended up telling my older sister Anne that I would give her love.
—When should we set the date?
…And from there, it had escalated into an engagement.
"About what~?"
"Well… the family head's—"
"What?"
I hadn't confessed anything. All I'd said was that since she'd grown up without Father's love, I would fill that void for her.
"Kh…."
Pressure clamped down. My arm hurt. And the gaze fixed on me turned ice-cold. Every moment I'd died at Anne's hands in the past came flooding back in vivid detail, and I forced my eyes straight ahead.
"About the succession of the family headship… and… the engagement."
"Right~?"
"……."
It wasn't as if she had a dual personality, but just like that she was back to her usual bright, smiling face. I mean, who in their right mind would marry their own older sister…?!
"Obviously the engagement comes first, right~?"
"……Yes."
Just kill me already.