The Wrong Fiancée: Dean's Story (Marriage by Contract, #3)

by Maya Alden

I nodded and then shrugged. "I ka wā ma mua, ka wā ma hope," I said, and when he raised his brows, I translated, "The future is in the past. We must learn from the past to move forward but not dwell on it. In Hawaiian culture, the past stands in front of you to guide you, and the future is behind you, out of sight, encouraging mindfulness of the present moment."