You're more than just a Training Sword...?

"A-As long as you're aware! Hmph!" Bella struggled to retort, finding it even harder to avert her eyes from him. 'It wasn't like I wanted to say something so mean, but if his confidence grows more than it needs to before our marriage, the bitches will be swarming him in droves!'

'Under no circumstances can I allow that to happen! Even if my hubby thinks less of me now, he will certainly understand why I did what I did in due time! S-Surely…'

She couldn't help but feel hesitant about the way she was doing things, but this was not the time to be getting cold feet. As long as she could hold out for another few months without caving in due to her own behavior, then her lifelong dreams would come to fruition! Just a while longer!

Bella and Cassius were quiet most of the way back, but somewhere in the middle of the trip, he recalled that thing he had to do.