Jin took a step back, his body slumped in resignation. "… I'll tell you." His plan to hide the truth for thirty days was putting a rift between him and the one person he wanted to become close to. "There's a clause in my wedding agreement. Not in the one we sent to your family, but one I wrote to mine, when I agreed to take Akira's place." He walked to the bed and took a seat, his head in his hands. "There's a whole list of rules I have to follow, and I can't… consummate the marriage early, or people might be punished."
"A second contract?" Saera whispered in disbelief. She had thought, in this modern time, that their marriage was already very compliant to tradition. She could hardly believe Jin was held to additional strict rules, or why.
"I didn't want to tell you. You're not supposed to know, so don't repeat this. I'd be in trouble for telling you. It doesn't concern you."
