Married at First Sight novel (Serenity and Zachary York)

Kathryn asked, “Is this the medicine my mother gave me before, the one she made me drink?”

Pedro replied, “That’s what Madam Farrell said. But I’m not sure if it’s the same. The hospital didn’t give us the results. I suspect Madam Farrell used her influence to keep the truth from us. I won’t let you take this medicine. I’ll send it to another hospital to find out what it really is.”

Despite Pedro’s warning, Kathryn opened the packet and sniffed it. “It smells like the drink I had last time.”

Pedro cautioned, “Don’t get too close. If you accidentally ingest it, you might be bedridden for days.”

Kathryn carefully folded the packet and handed it back. “Take it to a hospital outside Jensburg. My mother’s been plotting for years and has connections. If she finds out, we won’t get the truth.”

pocketed the packet. Kathryn then teased, “My mother asked you to drug me, but you didn’t. Aren’t you worried she’ll come

the medicine wouldn’t harm you, and

testing him. By giving her the medicine immediately, he

added, “If you took the medicine, fell asleep, and something happened to Madam Farrell, you’d never forgive me. No matter what

the conflict with

was kept in the dark and woke up to find her mother dead, she would resent Pedro and never forgive him. Even if they stayed

asking you to give me the