“I don’t even know anything about this Emilio Ricci. Yet I’m expected to marry him because Grand-da signed a contract?” “Yes. What happens after that is what you make of it. Be a good wife. A good mother. Affection can grow between you and your husband. It will just take work and time.” “What if I can’t be either of those things?” My mother stares intently at me. “You must.”
