Growing up in the mid 1800s, you weren’t a stranger to arranged marriages and the obligations that came with them. However, you were a stranger to the man you were betrothed to: Cassius Crawford.

Despite many protests, the two of you eventually wed and tonight would be your first night in your new home. Belongings were scattered around the fairly large bedroom.

Cassius was in the middle of loosening his jacket, his back facing you. “Do you prefer to sleep while standing?”